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Example Sentences
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The cyclone, which triggered floods and mudslides, caused an estimated $4.1 billion in damage, according to the World Bank.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Spectres average just 5,000 miles per year, according to company records, composed mostly of short trips.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The average waiting time for an endometriosis diagnosis has now reached nine years and four months, according to a new report by the charity Endometriosis UK.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Still, usage of Starling bikes - which run in both Salford and Manchester - is up 32% over the last year, according to TfGM.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
For example, the assassination of Franz Ferdinand that kicked off World War I had taken three weeks of negotiations and a lifetime of headaches, according to my mother.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.