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Example Sentences
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“It keeps markets in a constant state of anticipation, as any unexpected deviation, whether toward a deeper slowdown or higher inflation, could significantly alter monetary policy expectations,” he says.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
In some regards this narrator, a husband and father, is Mr. Lerner’s most mature alter ego, but he often seems like the same schlemiel as the feckless grad student in “Leaving the Atocha Station.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
A nonprofit exists to preserve them, but tour guide Teri Rommelmann said preservation efforts aren’t meant to alter the course of nature and time, but rather to save the work from sinking into the sand.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
The report also identified "multiple potentially significant" mutations that may alter the bacterium's behaviour.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Laney—the youngest Vanderbeeker—had transformed into her alter ego, Panda-Laney.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
