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Example Sentences

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Such sales already appeared to be under way earlier in the week, when individual investors dumped single-stock holdings on a net basis for two days in a row, according to Vanda Research.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Shortly afterwards, he received a call informing him they had already been scattered in the Garden of Remembrance "because they believed that was the instruction from the funeral director".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

With one out and runners on first and second, the Dodgers superstar, who had already reached base four times, was due up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Several of the BOK’s peers in Asia have already raised rates, as has the European Central Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

My aunt thinks they should have already done that.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold