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Example Sentences
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"I am delighted that the different types of analyses we did converged on very similar results, suggesting that language change must be a central component in explaining universals."
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
Cameron took her foot off the gas in the second half of the contest but did finish with a flourish - engaging in the 10th to stamp her authority with some stinging hooks and uppercuts.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Disappearance data is difficult to confirm in Mexico, though the number of people reported missing did climb during the Calderón administration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Then she shares a delightful, fact-based piece of trivia like, “Hey, did you know that rats giggle when you tickle them?”
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Some of this . . . sounds like maybe she did say all of that.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.