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Example Sentences
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Do LaB receives hundreds of artist submissions each year, but just over 50 make the final cut.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
If she plans to attend a formal event, she needs to pack extra clothes, and a carry-on won’t cut it.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
The bayou battle breaks new ground: It marks a rare instance where an electric utility has been allowed to cut off customers through a regulatory process called abandonment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Saudi Arabia reported attacks caused a 700,000 barrels per day pipeline throughput loss and a 600,000 barrels per day output cut.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
His nap had been cut short and he was deeply, inexplicably exhausted.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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