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Example Sentences

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For Emily and others affected by glare, this guidance will have to make do for the time being.

From BBC

He entered 2025 overweight the U.S., gradually reducing that stance and last month moved his long-only portfolio — that is “just regular old investing like we all do for our retirements and in the long term” — completely out of the U.S.

From MarketWatch

But aside from that little window into their world, little is known about what they do for the remaining three years and 11 months of an Olympic cycle.

From BBC

"He had not gotten rid of it yet, but CBS generously did it for him and told me unilaterally that I had to abide by the equal time rules, something I have never been asked to do for an interview in the 21 years of this job," Colbert said on his show Tuesday.

From Barron's

This made one wonder what Ms. Aitchison might do for her next LP.

From The Wall Street Journal