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• 1. The engineers claimed that the bridge was safe; however, they were still not prepared to risk crossing.
• 2. The traffic jam was due to a terrible accident at the intersection.
• 3. Some people are intimidated by his size, but in fact he's a gentle giant.
• 4. She slept late, as a result to that, she ended waking up late.
• 5. Ever since I started exercising I started to loose weight.

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