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Example Sentences

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"If it can lead to a deeper understanding of Tourette's syndrome and what tics actually are, if our movie is a part of that conversation, then that's a really incredible thing."

From BBC

The only reason he spent more on a car was that my grandma really wanted one that actually worked.

From MarketWatch

"To be frank, it's changed my life. I actually moved, I now live in Brighton, which is for me much safer," she says.

From BBC

"Some age-related changes that look detrimental -- like slower tissue repair -- may actually be necessary compromises that prevent something worse: the complete depletion of the stem cell pool," Rando said.

From Science Daily

“Take it from someone who was actually in the chair asking the questions: context matters more than a headline,” Dickens said on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times