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Example Sentences

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These so-called “inference” costs currently eat into more than half of revenue for each company, though that percentage is expected to go down over time—a sign that the technology is becoming cheaper to run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The Bruins didn’t even panic when their leader seemed to panic, as Betts spent nearly half of the first quarter on the bench complaining that, “I’ve got something stuck in my throat.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Private equity and credit markets have swelled in recent decades while the number of public companies has shrunk by more than half.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Political scientist Zoltan Lakner believes he shifted ideology during the second half of the 1990s.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Over the two and a half years that I’ve been playing with him, he’s kept a record of every word we’ve played, and every point we’ve scored, in that little blue book.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam