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Example Sentences

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There are the guides that suggest one task a day for 30 days; the ones that stretch the process across four weekends; the ones that amount to a 16-hour cleaning marathon.

From Salon

The moms, young women and gay men across this great world know exactly what they’re going to be watching when they see a film like “Reminders of Him.”

From Salon

Jurors deliberated for four hours and eight minutes across a two-day period before returning their guilty verdicts.

From BBC

For a president who needs to feel he's in control, was this a reflection of an undertaking already given, or a shot across Benjamin Netanyahu's bows?

From BBC

Stock futures were falling Thursday as strikes on energy infrastructure across the Middle East drove up oil prices.

From Barron's