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Example Sentences
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You wake up and feel a little off — maybe it’s sadness, maybe it’s excitement, maybe it’s burnout, maybe it’s just the weather and your inbox conspiring against you.
From Salon
Part of what makes the rice-and-egg bowl such a reliable ally against the “Nothing sounds good” demons is its modularity.
From Salon
In 2025, Monmouthshire council said it believed it was the first county in the UK where all primary and secondary teachers in both state and private schools were advising against smartphones for children under 14.
From BBC
Patrick James, whose empire of automotive aftermarket brands collapsed in September, was accused by federal prosecutors in New York of “a series of fraudulent schemes against the company’s lenders and financing partners.”
The Thaad, which stands for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, is an American anti-ballistic missile system that can be used as backup against missiles both outside and inside the atmosphere.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
