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Example Sentences

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Buildings have collapsed and roads are either cracked or buried in landslides.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

This lack of a roughly circular orbit around the Sun suggested either an impact early in its lifetime that put it on this path, or gravitational influence from planet nine.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Depending on who investors read, the SpaceX IPO will either end Western civilization while ruining working-class retirement funds or usher in an AI-enabled global utopia, generating trillions in profits.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The poll of 8,578 registered California voters was conducted between May 19 and 25 online in English and Spanish and has a margin of error of about 2 percentage points in either direction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

I loved running with Celia when I first started, and I loved running with Jonah this summer, but even without either of them, I’d still want to run.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison