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Example Sentences
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The legacy of the Vanderbilts hangs heavy over advisers for the wealthy, who often note that their Gilded Age fortune all but disappeared over successive generations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
It looks as if the British farmers who had been building Stonehenge over the preceding centuries all but disappeared – again, for reasons which remain unclear.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
The S&P 500 was up 5.3% for May, even though all but three of its 11 sectors were down for the month.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
Moss, a sophomore, has a 5-1 record and the Bruins have won all but one of his six starts since Reddemann went down.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Her hand-stitched Hawoo had not been intended as a howl at all but was merely her own way of writing “hello” so that the word would sound the way she liked to say it.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
