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Is the verb ' contain" approrpaite in the following sentence?

Someimes, reading a story that contains the same problem as you can provide a good soulution for you.
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Is the verb ' contain" approrpaite in the following sentence?

Someimes, reading a story that contains the same problem as you can provide a good soulution for you.
I'm chinese,are you from South Korean?

approrpaite->appropriate

Someimes->Sometimes

soulution ->solution

I think words are important
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Is the verb ' contain" appropriate in the following sentence?

Sometimes, reading a story that contains the same problem as you have/are undergoing/have encountered, can provide a good solution for you.
I think you need to add something into the sentence to make good sense. "Contains" is fine.
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