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Example Sentences

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How the Iran conflict might affect the flow of money depends on how it unspools, but economists have begun to downgrade their forecasts for the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"The next two years we will have an architect team in place and they have begun the planning phase," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Six months later, 81 had obtained building permits and construction had begun on 30 of those.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Four schools in the area were placed into precautionary lockdowns while the incident unfolded but have since begun to allow pupils to return home.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Starting around midnight, forty workers had begun laying 650 feet—about 3,000 pounds’ worth—of the heavy cable.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland