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Example Sentences

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“At first it does kind of look a little goofy, a little silly,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

He could make history as the state’s first elected Latino governor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

This is the first time it will be offered to low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients outside of trials.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Parmitano said he has known the mission's commander "for my entire career," but noted that for Douglas the mission will mark his first space flight.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

They’d left a life in Japan and had no idea what they were doing in Taiwan in the first place.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly