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Example Sentences
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The hope had been that the drug—called pelacarsen—would take on an insidious cause of heart attacks and strokes that has eluded treatment for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
"Britons warned to get ready for biggest El Niño in a millennium," is the Guardian's take on the UN warnings.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
As AI agents take on more tasks, the argument goes, teams need less middle-layer oversight to stay aligned, leading to flatter organizations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Generative AI can synthesize and extrapolate in valuable ways, but it also can produce wrong answers or take on tasks that educators would see as inappropriate or counterproductive — such as writing papers for students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Gradually, the graying light threw the path into shadow, and the pleasant magical creatures around him began to take on a more sinister appearance.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
