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Example Sentences

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Scottish political leaders have called for an overhaul to business rates as one company warned it would have to cut staff to cope with a near six fold increase.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

"It's all consistent with idea that the US holds all the cards and they'll decide when to hold, when to fold and when they go all in," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“I’d rather meet them where they are and fold it into an explicit risk budget than pretend it doesn’t exist,” said Patrick Huey, a certified financial planner in Naples, Fla.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

The other story above the front-page fold is a critique of the defense secretary: “Hegseth’s Vengeful Rhetoric Grew From Experience in Iraq.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

He took a thin fold of bills from the top drawer of his desk, licked his finger, and peeled several off.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros