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In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
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The 2016 United States presidential election in Maine was held on 8 November 2016 .
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The 2016 United States presidential election in Maine was held on November 8 , 2016 , as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated .


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Saint-Denis is the administrative capital ( " pre ́ fecture " ) of the French controlled island of Re ́ union , in the Indian Ocean .
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Saint-Denis ( -RSB- , or unofficially Saint-Denis de la Re ́ union for disambiguation ) is the " pre ́ fecture " ( administrative capital ) of the French overseas region and department of Re ́ union , in the Indian Ocean .


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Standard Mandarin or Standard Chinese is the official modern Chinese spoken language used in mainland China and Taiwan , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore .
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Standard Chinese , also known as Modern Standard Mandarin , Standard Mandarin , Modern Standard Mandarin Chinese ( MSMC ) , or simply Mandarin , is a standard variety of Chinese that is the sole official language of China , a national language of Taiwan and one of the four official languages of Singapore .