Example Sentences
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The National Police Chiefs Council told the BBC: "Victims deserve to be listened to and supported consistently across the country."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Near-term earnings are expected to be supported by firm tanker rates, while offshore growth is driven by rising floating production, storage, and offloading vessel awards, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Some who know her describe her as largely apolitical; her one candidate donation since 1990 went to a Republican state senator who supported disability rights legislation.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
This spending has been supported by the issuance of $20.3 billion in notes during the second quarter, and by the sale of common shares to raise another $49.6 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The spell by which I had been so far supported began to dissolve; reaction took place, and soon, so overwhelming was the grief that seized me, I sank prostrate with my face to the ground.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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