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Example Sentences

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The sports memorabilia industry is estimated to be worth billions of pounds globally per year, underlining the wealth professional hunters can generate by regularly seeking out stars.

From BBC

The Middle East projects have generated hefty profits for the companies, but also left them more exposed to the region’s geopolitical conflicts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cuba’s leaders say the country has not received a single fuel shipment in three months, debilitating an economy that depends on oil to generate the electricity.

From Los Angeles Times

The latest blackout was due to an outage in a generating unit at one of the country's eight thermoelectric plants, triggering a domino effect in the system, according to authorities.

From Barron's

"There is no wear, no surface roughness and no direct contact. Dissipation is generated solely by collective magnetic rearrangements."

From Science Daily