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Example Sentences
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"That is money that I should have been able to put towards my daughter."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
“So, hopefully, the day I’m able to come off, I can come back and play, that’s the plan for now.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
“I definitely see that humans will be able to go live on the moon and Mars.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
“Everybody’s selling something to be able to buy these IPOs,” said Slavik Kolesnik, portfolio manager at Leader Capital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Mutti told him and told him that Marlene would just keep on running, that she would be terrified, that no one would be able to catch her, except one of us.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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