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Example Sentences

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Paramount has said it plans to produce more movies once combined with WBD than the two companies have made separately.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Homelessness rates drop precipitously once the youngest child is public-school age, when child-care costs ease and parents have more mental and physical capacity for work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Geiser said that the high school GPA outperforms the SAT in predicting first-year student success once income and race are controlled.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Service was incredibly slow during our visit on a busy Saturday evening, but once the meats started arriving, things quickly started looking up.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Words come at me all at once from every direction, crash into each other, break apart, and fall away.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam