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The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared that all slaves in states that had seceded from the Union were now free.
Is this an appropriate use of an ellipsis?
"The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared that all slaves . . . were now free."

Yes, this is an appropriate use of an ellipsis. It indicates that some words have been omitted from the quote while still maintaining the intended meaning.

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