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Example Sentences
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In Alzheimer's cells, those boundaries appeared less sharply defined.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Positive responses were defined as receiving interview requests, a mix of phone and video screenings, positive email responses or assessments to be completed.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Poverty in the “richest” nation on the planet is defined at an annual income of $32,000 for a family of four, and $16,000 for a single person.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
After the UN defined the current El Niño as supersized, the Farmers’ Almanac predicts this upcoming winter will look very different.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Because she fell for words like fresh-picked and vine-ripened, our mother was defined as a spendthrift.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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