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Example Sentences

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McCardel, like CEO Karp and many other Palantirians, did not have a traditional engineering or computer science background.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

But the scene’s highlight is the song that plays in the background, airy, gentle and simple.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Ma is also the latest in a series of senior officials with an aerospace background to be targeted in probes that have rocked China’s defense industry over the past two years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Hughes and his colleague Chris Cooper-Hayes, who has a professional background in landscaping, have founded Eterrna, a venture they hope could become the very first to offer human composting in the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

He saw the panic in his face as the police drew closer, and he watched his body slowly blend into the background and disappear entirely.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste