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Example Sentences
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In the first case, you want to celebrate; in the second, you want to be left alone.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
The first case was reported on April 24, in a healthcare worker who later passed away.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
The Spanish authorities are looking instead to Belgium as an example to follow – that country successfully eliminated ASF 14 months after its first case was detected.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
TikTok and Snap settled the first case but are on the hook for the others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
In the first case, they always come to a bad end and never accomplish anything.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
