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Example Sentences
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Within hours of carrying the first telegram across the English Channel in 1850, the earliest “submarine telegraph”—27 miles of copper wire wrapped in a rubbery substance called gutta percha—was broken by a fishing trawler.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
“That foundation was broken on Monday, and despite our attempts to engage with Scott Pelley and to find a way back, unfortunately we weren’t able to do so, and so we had to part ways.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
The market snapped back because the underlying AI trade was never broken.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
“People are sick and tired of a broken status quo; they’re ready for change.”
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
On the floor of the locker the only mess is mine: a broken bootlace, a hatpin, and a scrap of paper with handwritten text, which I bend to pick up.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
