Example Sentences

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Rewrites of U.S. banking rules allowed the creation of both enormous universal banks and smaller lenders that could still take on risks.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2023

Natural Gas Boom Rewrites the #Energy Rules http://t.co/abf9aksF RT @CarbonCounter_: "When is a GW not a GW?"

From Time • Dec. 24, 2012

Oliver Stone Rewrites History — Again “Come on, that’s such a canard, you know that,” Oliver Stone said.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2012

Credit: Ancient 'Seaweed' Rewrites History The discovery of leaf-thin, seaweed-like fossils in China nudges back the moment when ancient life went from microscopic to merely tiny.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 22, 2011