90% of the time, speakers of English use just 7,500 words in speech and writing. These words appear in red, and are graded with stars. One-star words are frequent, two-star words are more frequent, and three-star words are the most frequent.
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It's not my role to tell the politicians what to do.
We expect parents to have a key role in this discussion.
Labor unions have played a significant role in the recent debate.
The book examines the role of food and drink in society.
The banks developed a new role as providers of financial services.
He won an Oscar for his role.
Who took the role of Ursula?
The leading role should have gone to a more well-known star.
relating to the Sun, or coming from the Sun
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