Example Sentences

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Close said the Braves have been perpetuating a story about the contract negotiations that is false.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2022

Close said the Braves have been perpetuating a story about the contract negotiations that is inaccurate and misleading.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2022

Border and oil disputes with the newly created South Sudan have been perpetuating strife that has continued virtually unabated for more than 50 years.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2012

The fact is that the world of the cube, the cage and the austere glass fa�ade has begun to look pretty stark to the men who have been perpetuating it.

From Time Magazine Archive