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Example Sentences
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The government has cut the number of outstanding asylum cases awaiting a first decision.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Wheat production was cut to 1.54 billion bushels, down nearly 20 million bushels due to lower output of hard red winter wheat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Around one million remain displaced from the conflict and the region is financially drained, as federal subsidies have been cut.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The discussion focuses on benefits scheduled under current law, and does not address the impending cut in benefits once the trust funds are exhausted in the early 2030s.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
She cut our hair by moonlight so it wouldn’t grow so fast.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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