a lot
Example Sentences
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“For a lot of years, you could say baseball was a side note.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
"It is not our war, a lot of pressure has been applied to me to take a different course and that pressure included what happened last night."
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
To succeed with these investments, shareholders will need a lot of patience and prudence.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
With so much uncertainty in the world, “dividends make a lot of sense,” says John Davi, founder of Astoria Portfolio Advisors.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
The bracket that held the map was there, but somebody had swiped the map itself, a good cloth-backed one with a lot of uses.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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