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    using IronWord;
    using IronWord.Models;
    
    // Create Word doc
    WordDocument doc = new WordDocument();
    
    // Create textrun
    TextContent textRun = new TextContent();
    textRun.Text = "sample text";
    
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    paragraph.AddText(textRun);
    
    // Create list
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    textList.AddItem(listItem);
    textList.AddItem(listItem);
    textList.AddItem(listItem);
    textList.AddItem(listItem);
    
    // Add text list
    doc.AddMultiLevelTextList(textList);
    
    // Export docx
    doc.SaveAs("document.docx");
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    ' Create textrun
    Private textRun As New TextContent()
    textRun.Text = "sample text"
    
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    paragraph.AddText(textRun)
    
    ' Create list
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    ' Create text list
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    textList.AddItem(listItem)
    textList.AddItem(listItem)
    textList.AddItem(listItem)
    textList.AddItem(listItem)
    
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    doc.AddMultiLevelTextList(textList)
    
    ' Export docx
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