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Example Sentences

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And there are fewer detained immigrants — facilities across the country held about 60,000 detainees in April, compared to more than 70,000 in late January.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

As the ecology director at the nonprofit Climate Revolution Action Network, the 20-year-old has helped put a stop to multiple data centers across New Jersey and pushed for ordinances to ban their construction altogether.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

Looking across the sector, and including European investment banks in the comparison, the U.S. investment banks are not cheap.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

Jonathan Cheng is the China bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, overseeing coverage of the world's second-largest economy across politics, economics, business, technology and society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Flipping around, Harry smiled, the expression big, stretching across her face.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith