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Example Sentences

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Each thruster sits above a reservoir containing an ionic liquid propellant.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge has been running above its own target for 62 months straight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

I do not think of myself as a guy who’s above trying out little bells and whistles.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

Wall Street analysts expect earnings to grow 20% in 2026 and 33% in 2027, with an average price target of $77 for the stock—about 33% above the current level.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Then a prison boredom—which I soon learned to fear above all else— settled over the cell.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom