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Example Sentences

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Researchers are especially interested in Psyche because it may represent the exposed metallic core of an ancient planetesimal, a building block of planets that formed early in the solar system's history.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

There are three large tanks with a highly toxic chemical called methyl methacrylate, or MMA, used to make plastic, at the site in the 12000 block of Western Avenue in Garden Grove.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Longstanding U.S. and international sanctions block Iran from the global financial system in an effort to fight terrorist financing and nuclear-arms development.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

If it gets into rivers it can be very damaging - causing algal blooms which block sunlight and deplete the water of oxygen, affecting wildlife.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

My stubby hands tried to block it, but it smashed right in my face and I gagged at the smell.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff