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Example Sentences

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By reconstructing the formation of the ACC, the researchers were able to show how global ocean circulation was reorganized in Earth's past.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Search engines were looking for keywords, but AI engines need to be able to process the meaning on the page easily.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

“Contrary to current concerns that the costs of AI will fall especially hard on new graduates, younger workers have actually been able to adjust more flexibly,” they wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Joseph replied, “I am currently in solitary but they got me a bible so i have been able to stay encouraged. Thanks for the encouraging message! it means a lot!”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

It was astonishing, really, the quality of life she was able to lead in that crippled body, and watching her during the three years of her paralysis, I made another discovery about love.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom