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Example Sentences

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"This will prevent serious and irreparable harm to competition in this growing market by Meta's conduct, which at first sight infringes EU competition rules," the commission said.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

There’s so much info, I found the pages hard to navigate at first.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Third baseman Max Muncy exited in the fifth inning after a collision at first base, and Santiago Espinal replaced him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

He put it to the court that those injuries were not as "significant" as at first thought.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

I whirl around, at first convinced that the clerk somehow knows my name, and then wondering whether it’s Helen herself, or one of the other girls from dispatch.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse