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Example Sentences
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It typically takes a weak economy, a default wave or job losses to trigger a recession.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026
Human muscle fibers can shorten by comparable proportions, but the process takes about 10 times longer.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
During a police chase, for example, the first helicopter on the scene immediately takes the front position left of the fleeing vehicle, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The action sometimes takes place simultaneously on both floors, or inside and outside the house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Finally Phineas takes a job plowing for a farmer near the little town of Santa Clara.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
