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Example Sentences
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Medicare is about to change a drug program that held down the cost of premiums.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Tobias Gough’s duty was simple: wheel out the heavy, bespoke wooden lectern and test the mic whenever a premier was about to resign or make their first speech to the nation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
But with humidity levels about to drop and temperatures soar across Spain, hitting 42C in the northeast and 39C in the centre according to meteorological agency AEMET, firefighters have only a small window of opportunity.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
I’m sure you know this, but I want to emphasize that your cost of living is about to go up considerably.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
She seemed about to point at me, which would naturally have finished me off right there.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
