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Example Sentences
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The tourists left an indelible mark on the city, but now they have vanished.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Hollywood actress and pop star founded the company with her mother five years ago, but now investors are claiming her 'abject dereliction of duties' has left the company in a 'state of financial difficulty'.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“At the start it felt a bit strange, but now I’m used to it,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
For a long time, the California grizzly was regarded as its own distinct sub-species, Ursus arctos californicus, but now science is not so sure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Mrs. Clarke had been upstairs looking for something, but now she waddled down to see what all the ruckus was about.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
