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When Trump and Zelenskyy held an impromptu meeting at the Vatican on Saturday, on the sidelines of Pope Francis’ funeral, there was optimism that Ukraine’s leader could have persuaded Trump to not give in to Russian demands for Ukrainian territorial concessions. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025 There were baseball players, judges, politicians and actors. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025 There are two Democrats seen as possible challengers to Schatz — Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the No. 3 Senate Democrat, and Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democratic appropriator — but neither has expressed public interest. David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025 There are other elements of the government's debt obligations that only add to the cost. John Kelly, Nancy Cordes, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for be

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“Be.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/be. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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