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Example Sentences

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The tax collector’s head count is much lower than it was a year ago.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

"Compared with a few years ago, weekday trade is stronger, which really matters for small businesses," they said.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

A year ago, Applied Optoelectronics was a sleepy, unprofitable tech stock best known for crashing in 2017 when orders from Amazon.com dried up.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Savannah Guthrie went back to work behind the “Today” show anchor desk Monday for the first time since the stunning and still unsolved disappearance of her mother eight weeks ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Then I turn my phone back on and return to the website I found a couple of weeks ago and click on the submission tab.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam