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Example Sentences
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When the first leak sprung in 2022, the remodeling project was funded partly by insurance.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
The theory was based partly on statistical models suggesting that when BMI reaches its lowest point earlier, it also begins rising earlier, potentially leading to a higher BMI in later childhood or adolescence.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
Share prices jumped in South Korea on Friday, partly reversing a three-day rout that wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off the value of the country's stock market.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Homebuying demand is declining partly because mortgage rates are rising, Redfin says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
He likes colors—he calls them “hues”—so he might wear lavender and chartreuse together, partly for fashion, but I swear he dresses funky so we can have new vocabulary words.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
