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Example Sentences

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"It started with a few wildlife ponds, seeing what we can do for enhancing grasslands, and then it came to, 'Shall we reroute the river?',"

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Until now, Medicare hasn’t paid for the drugs when used for weight loss alone, and manufacturers aren’t allowed to provide direct financial assistance to these patients as they do for those on commercial insurance plans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

In each and every campaign she’s run, “it’s always been about what she can do for Maine,” as Tom Allen put it.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

So when I read it, I was like, “Oh, OK. That’s like those five-page monologues that you don’t get very often to do for one character in one episode.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“What are you going to do for something to eat, and who’s going to wash your clothes?”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls