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Example Sentences

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People say Gen Z has become nihilistic—that in the face of our chronic problems we’ve given up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Some protection is still possible if the jab is given later than this.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

A mood of high anxiety a few weeks ago has given way to cautious optimism amid a fragile cease-fire and retreating oil prices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

He added that the energy shock from the Iran conflict is likely to push up inflation across Asia given reliance on Middle Eastern fossil-fuel imports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He had given the Nanuak to the World Spirit .and the Spirit had destroyed the bear.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver