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Sentence Ommitted 已经/都 Affecting Meaning 已经 都;了 End

Front What can be ommitted from an 已经/都 sentence without affecting the meaning?
Back 已经 and 都;了 at the end of the sentence already implies 'already'
他七十多了,已经退休了。
下课二十分钟了,老师还在不停地说话呢。
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