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Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
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The word Yiddish derives from the German judisch ' Jewish. ' The principal parent of Yiddish is High German, the form of German encountered by Jewish settlers from northern France in the eleventh century.
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Yiddish derives from the German judisch 'Jewish. Principal parent of Yiddish is High German, the form encountered by Jewish settlers from northern France

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These are prime examples of hard fought victories and critical efforts that are working to improve the health of our marine environment.
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Hard fought victories and critical efforts work in improving the health of our marine environment

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But George Smith's experiments are also of immediate interest, and in surprising ways that will bear on our later discussion of autonomous agents.
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George Smith experiments are of immediate interest and will bear on our later discussion of autonomous agents