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From the Ted Talk by Josette Sheeran: Ending hunger now

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The amazing thing I've found is nothing can change on a big scale without the determination of a leader. When a leader says, "Not under my watch," everything begins to change. And the world can come in with enabling environments and opportunities to do this. And the fact that France has put food at the center of the G20 is really ipmrantot. Because food is one issue that cannot be solved person by proesn, noatin by nation. We have to stand together. And we're seeing nintoas in Africa. WFP's been able to leave 30 nations because they have trnaersfomd the face of hunger in their nations.

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The amazing thing I've found is nothing can change on a big scale without the determination of a leader. When a leader says, "Not under my watch," everything begins to change. And the world can come in with enabling environments and opportunities to do this. And the fact that France has put food at the center of the G20 is really _________. Because food is one issue that cannot be solved person by ______, ______ by nation. We have to stand together. And we're seeing _______ in Africa. WFP's been able to leave 30 nations because they have ___________ the face of hunger in their nations.

Solution

  1. transformed
  2. person
  3. important
  4. nation
  5. nations

Original Text

The amazing thing I've found is nothing can change on a big scale without the determination of a leader. When a leader says, "Not under my watch," everything begins to change. And the world can come in with enabling environments and opportunities to do this. And the fact that France has put food at the center of the G20 is really important. Because food is one issue that cannot be solved person by person, nation by nation. We have to stand together. And we're seeing nations in Africa. WFP's been able to leave 30 nations because they have transformed the face of hunger in their nations.

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Important Words

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  2. amazing
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  8. enabling
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  27. transformed
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