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Example Sentences
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We need to get him out the door before this merger becomes official.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Team boss Frederic Vasseur, who said he would talk to the drivers before discussing this in the media, has some smoothing out to do before this weekend's race in Madrid.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Scientists had previously predicted an in-plane anomalous Hall effect in theory, but no experiment had successfully demonstrated it before this work.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
"Unfortunately I'm picking up that it could be 12 months before this is reviewed," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Even before this, the British had spotted how good Elizebeth was at code breaking.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
