Wordy sentences 2

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undefined. Even the placement of ten terrycloth towels stuffed under the door did nothing to stop the flow.
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undefined. My aunt’s race for mayor of Phoenix was futile.
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undefined. In the heart of Beijing lies the Forbidden City, which is an imperial palace built during the Ming dynasty.
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undefined. Dr. Santini has seen problems like yours countless numbers of times.
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undefined. Any new fares must be reported to our transportation offices in Chicago, Peoria, and Springfield.
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undefined. New Harmony, located in Indiana, was founded as a Utopian village.
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undefined. We left at 4:15 on the morning of August 13.
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undefined. In the early 1980s, some analysts viewed Soviet expansion as an effort to achieve nothing less than world dominance and even outright control of the world.
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undefined. Mr. Barker still hasn’t paid last month’s rent yet.
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undefined. The humidifier put out a constant supply of moist air that never seemed to stop.
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