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Example Sentences
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Catchers succeeded on 59% of their 5,792 challenges — changing an umpire’s “ball” call to “strike,” while batters succeeded on only 49% of their 4,765 challenges — changing a “strike” to a “ball.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The couple's daughter, Cheryl, raised the alarm when her regular daily call to her parents went unanswered that evening.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Leaders at other AI companies echoed Amodei’s call to “pace” cutting edge AI research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Armed officers detained the group in the early hours after a call to emergency services about three "suspicious vehicles which appeared to be travelling towards the air base", London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
She was a committed pacifist, but she was receiving pressure from constituents who wanted her to support the president’s call to arms.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
