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Example Sentences

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The exact circumstances remain unclear, but the operation to extract him from the ground in hostile territory was hugely complex.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

These influencers play to audiences largely made up of people who want to be seen atop the moral high ground without putting in the deliberative intellectual work to get there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Fey revealed the lounge has fallen apart after literally being run into the ground by too many Five-Timers Club sketches.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Microsoft’s Azure cloud unit, which was still getting off the ground, would become OpenAI’s sole cloud provider.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

His gaze flicked to the door, along the alley, then to the ground.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu