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Example Sentences

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The deadlock which needs to be broken is over which issues should be addressed in the framework and which should be left to a later stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The regulator said the recalibration was required because domestic broadcasters should not be left footing the bill for financing Canadian programming.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori is also expected to be left out, though Arsenal winger Noni Madueke is expected to make the cut - joining team-mates Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Markets are about to be left without the steady drumbeat of earnings.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Or maybe she didn’t really want anything, except to be left alone.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt