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Example Sentences

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Because the battery system accounts for the single largest input to the cost of any EV, it’s hard to consider one without the other.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

“Many producers are being forced to make difficult decisions about input use, crop selection, and long‑term investment, which may ultimately affect yields, profitability and farm viability,” he said in a statement to Salon.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

The shock is being felt at the pump for consumers, but also for private sector companies as they see their input costs skyrocket.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

This is what economists call a cost-push shock: Rising input costs work through the supply chain, lifting intermediary material costs and overheads.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

MMO players could only see these online environments through a small two-dimensional window—their desktop computer monitor—and they could only interact with it by using keyboards, mice, and other crude input devices.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline