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Example Sentences

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The logic: fewer responsibilities mean more waking hours for working.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

For a factory working a large apartment project, those fewer percentage points might add up to a quarter million dollars or more.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

There are fewer people in the bureau, which has offices dispersed across the country, and they’re trying to tackle the same scale of data as they do in normal times.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

That collapsed to fewer than 1,000 in 2020 and 2021.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s like an entirely new home—fresh air, fewer piles, shiny tables.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin