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Example sentences for: are--or

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In the northern Mexican states, especially Sonora, these ropes used to lasso animals from on horseback sometimes are--or anyway were-- woven of strands of rawhide, which is elastic.
This narrow focus has protected the gambling industry, since Americans are willing to accept a vice that is clearly separated from the rest of society--as casinos are--or that offers a luscious chance at the good life--as megabucks lotteries do.
Are the Journal editors trying to say that Dole would have won the election if not for people who are--or might go--on welfare?