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Example Sentences

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You mentioned that both of you plan to claim benefits at age 62, the earliest age at which retirement benefits can begin.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

These environments could have generated the earliest MN-zymes, including metals/noble metals, metal oxides, and sulfide NPs.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Working off that timeline, the earliest that OpenAI and Anthropic would debut is August.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

"Families deserve clarity about the qualifications, training and safeguarding standards of those caring for their children, particularly during the earliest and most vulnerable stages of a child's life," Bell and Culley told the BBC.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“I can ask other hataalii if they are able to do a last-minute N’daa. But I think the earliest any of us can do one is going to be next year.”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young