Example Sentences

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Edwards said the issue was fuelling distrust in the system, leading to low prosecution and conviction rates.

From Reuters • May 31, 2022

Mr Lissu told the BBC that the government's silence was fuelling rumours, was irresponsible, and the president's health should not be a private matter.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2021

Beginning in 2013, a series of experts on Myanmar met with Facebook officials to warn them that it was fuelling attacks on the Rohingya.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 10, 2018

A decade ago, easy money was fuelling a surge in mortgage lending and it was investors in that market who took the hit as borrowers suffered from economic slowdown and higher rates.

From The Guardian • Dec. 14, 2015

But at a recent press conference, Bank of England chief economist Spencer Dale denied the scheme was fuelling a bubble.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2013