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Example Sentences
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Are you working on anything right now that we’ll be able to hear soon?
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
If Saints get promoted, the EFL would not be able to unilaterally apply the penalty in the top flight, but it can recommend to the Premier League board that the deduction is carried over.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Insurers should be able to manage private-credit risk via controls such as diversifying across geographies and conservative sector selection, the ratings company adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“I grew up in this town. I am here because I have to be here from a divorce, but as soon as they’re 18, I’ll be able to leave,” she said at the time.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Betsie had never been able to lift much; today her shovelfuls were microscopic and she stumbled frequently as she walked to the low ground where we dumped the loads.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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