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Example Sentences

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The glowing disk around a black hole produces enormous amounts of ultraviolet light.

From Science Daily

In the late 1990s, a large amount of capital was used to install dark fiber— unused fiberoptic cables—capacity that far exceeded demand.

From Barron's

An Express Scripts spokeswoman said the company is committed to reducing healthcare waste, “so our refill process also accounts for the cumulative amount of medication that a patient has on hand.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"I've obviously been through a fair amount of setbacks but by far, this one has been the most difficult, the most challenging, the most complex one that I've had."

From BBC

But what we do know is that, due to the Dec. 31 tax deadline, they are currently subject to an irrational amount of selling.

From MarketWatch