Example Sentences

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Following the rough-and-tumble scenes of the film’s early going, it builds to a quiet, sustained moment between Jackman, Comer and young Faith Delaney alone together as the life literally drains from Robin’s body.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

When stress builds to similarly high levels on both faults, conditions become more favorable for a large rupture that crosses the junction and spreads through both systems.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

Uber operates the network, Lucid builds the cars, and Nuro provides the autonomous driving technology.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Storage stocks are hot as investor appreciation builds for the companies’ pricing potential.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

“It gets rid of all the dry stuff before too much of it builds up and burns out of control.”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz