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Example Sentences

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Yet it was still an undoubted factor considering the team had orbited around Isak, who scored 27 goals in the previous season.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The stock closed up 7% at $219.43 on Monday, giving it a market capitalization of around $192 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

When I first graduated, I moved back in with my parents and sulked around because I was unemployed and without an internship lined up.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

“I think the reason why there’s such a big community around it is because it’s trying to fulfill crypto’s original vision of a meritocratic, permissionless system,” said Lawrence Wu, co-founder of Hyperdash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

But there were a few moments, when we went into town, at powwow, or just around, when I noticed someone.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith