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Example Sentences

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As with all Labor Department reports, the rosy top-line numbers require the context of their underlying trends—and those aren’t looking so pretty.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Other doors were sealed, it added, "to prevent excessive permeability of the historic building's spaces - structures dating back to the 1500s - considering their changed functions and the evolving international context".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Either way, Emma has backed herself into a corner and hopes that honesty and context will be her saving grace.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The minutes, or summary of deliberations, provide some additional context behind the Bank of Canada’s decision on March 18.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

For all the floating citadel overhead, Lazlo had as yet no clear context for what life had been under the gods.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor