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Example Sentences
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"Yes, I have 60% hearing loss in my left ear. If you sat on this side of me and tried to tell me a secret, I wouldn't be able to hear you."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Carrington says ERock will be able to produce 1.2 gigawatts worth of engines and generators annually by the end of this year—more than its entire current installed base of about one gigawatt.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“It’s not just identifying single bugs. It is showing that it will be able to find things which in and of themselves may not be high severity, but it can put them all together.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
I truly believe now if I had somehow been able to stop, I possibly could have saved their lives.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
We clung to one another, hardly able to keep our balance, as we made our way gingerly across the ice towards them.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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