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Example Sentences

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The quest for top spot was always likely to come down to their head-to-head record.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Newman’s endorsement of Rigetti and Infleqtion boils down to the market’s low expectations.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Newton thinks that in the short-run the S&P 500 may retest the 7,333 from mid May, though “a larger selloff could happen which would possibly take SPX down to 7,135–7,250.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Some of the riparian canopy burned right down to the creek.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

His letters did not come as often as mine went singing to him, but I put this down to his work.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom