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Example Sentences
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The findings challenge the traditional neuron-focused view of fear, showing that neurons do not act alone in generating fear memories.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
"Teachers are incredibly stretched because you need training for this sort of challenge. I think the balancing act that teachers now face is more challenging than it's ever been before."
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Dianne, a onetime star with a flatlined career and on the wrong side of 50, toggles between worrying she’ll never act again and ambivalence about even trying.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
A group of Grubhub veterans have found their next act: an app that lets drivers get help with flat tires and stalled engines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
And Ronnie’s so smart in some ways, he didn’t act surprised or happy.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
