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Example Sentences

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Lung cancer incidence has declined across much of the United States as smoking rates have fallen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

June has become synonymous with LGBTQ+ celebrations, corporate campaigns, parades and community events across the country.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

“We measure fertility rates in real time, but women live their reproductive lives across decades,” says Bailey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The Nationalists countered with four new hospitals on an island you can drive across in under an hour.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

I’m sitting on my trembling hands across from her, in a booth tucked away from the crazy of the main dining room, my red flags rigid, ready.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam