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Example Sentences
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For the first time since the pandemic, there were more unemployed people than open roles as of late 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared more than 1,200 points, topping 50000 for the first time.
If the team that first possessed the ball in overtime scored a touchdown on that drive, that team won.
From Los Angeles Times
It was the first safety ever in a Super Bowl, giving Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead that stood at halftime.
From Los Angeles Times
The carrier has expanded its first, business and premium economy cabins, and was showing the upgrades at the Singapore Airshow on the flagship Airbus A350‑1000.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
