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In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
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A Christmas card is a greeting card sent as part of the traditional celebration of Christmas in order to convey between people a range of sentiments related to Christmastide and the holiday season .
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A Christmas card is a greeting card , given around Christmas .


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Kevin McCarthy , the House Majority Leader was initially viewed as the favorite , but withdrew his name from consideration on October 8 , when the Freedom Caucus refused to support him , and the conference vote was postponed .
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However , due to the opposition of the Freedom Caucus , McCarthy dropped out of the race on October 8 , and the caucus vote was postponed .


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A doorstop ( also door stopper , door stop or door wedge ) is an object or device used to hold a door open or closed , or to prevent a door from opening too widely .
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A doorstop ( or door stop or doorstopper ) is a tool .