Example Sentences

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Security experts believe manufacturers are paid to add the malware, but many people are tricked into downloading it onto their phones and computers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

He spent the night cutting pictures from magazines and downloading images to create a makeshift catalog, then promised Mason a custom $40,000 necklace.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

"One might recall the various attempts of rights holders to sue people — including grandparents and children — for downloading songs 20 or so years ago," he said.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Recently, both Amazon’s and Google’s TV apparatuses have cracked down on sideloading—the practice of downloading apps from third-party providers—by exclusively permitting downloads from their parent companies’ authorized app stores.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

I started downloading more, copying more, selling more.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah