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Example Sentences

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Yet an issue far removed from the conflict’s epicenter may end up being the biggest obstacle to any treaty: Lebanon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Both were wearing life jackets and were safely recovered, along with the kayak, before being returned to shore and handed to Coastguard volunteers.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The SpaceX IPO could lead to 8% of America’s current-account deficit being refinanced in a single day.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

That uplift isn’t being factored into the current multiple on the stock, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

There was a small problem, Don Quixote was told; "the castle's chapel" was "being rebuilt."

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios