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Example Sentences
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The administration approved the company’s application to convert an abandoned 220-mile oil and gas pipeline crossing the desert to carry water instead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
If you lightly touch the fine vellus hairs instead of the thicker terminal hairs, you may suddenly feel an itch.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Blume suggested that fewer job losses could be required if pay were cut instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
“As time passes, investors will need to value the stock based on its multitude of businesses instead of the initial IPO hype,” Mike Dickson, head of research at Horizon Investments, said in emailed comments.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
But instead of going to knock on her door, I find myself in the kitchen.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
