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Example Sentences

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However, for non-football fans it would be quite easy to be oblivious to the fact that the tournament is about to get under way.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

With AI infrastructure stocks up so much since the advent of generative AI, we have frequently seen marked selloffs around specific events as investors wonder if the “cycle is about to roll over.”

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

But you know what they say: When one door closes, a train is about to careen off the tracks and barrel right through it.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

A billion seconds ago was in 1994, when “Pulp Fiction” was about to open in theaters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

How could we have guessed as we sat there—two middle-aged spinsters and an old man— that in place of memories were about to be given adventures such as we had never dreamed of?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom