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Example Sentences
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"We compare ourselves and when we fall short, this can lead us to doubt ourselves and feel negatively about our own appearance."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Ihab Ayad, a relative of the women, said that they had been "minding their own business" at home when Israel carried out the strike.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Sheeran carried on with his tour, but it hit another snag when his shows at Gillette Stadium last weekend were canceled “due to severe weather warnings” in the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Jubilant crowds gathered outside the airport to catch a glimpse of the passengers when they landed, singing and dancing while draped in Israeli flags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Today we are used to seeing the microscopic world, but when the microscope was invented in the middle of the seventeenth century, it caused a sensation.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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