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Example Sentences
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As cash is a superlow-risk asset in the very short term, the amounts that fund managers hold in their portfolios is often a good indicator of their optimism or pessimism.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
In practical terms, the government wanted permission to keep building while it tries to persuade the Supreme Court to hear the case, with the lower court’s injunction put on hold in the meantime.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
The practice appears more common at AI labs or companies founded in recent years, after generative AI took hold in workplaces, Inzerillo said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
In late June 2026, the A38 project was put on hold in order to fund new defence plans.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Some delegates, like George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, thought that slavery itself would eventually die out as the ideals of liberty and freedom behind the Revolution took hold in America.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
