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Example Sentences
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The doll featured a new Barbie face sculpt with a closed mouth instead of a big toothy smile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The following year, he released his debut album This Is My Demo, accompanied by the top 40 single, Little Derek, which celebrated how he had "ended up in HMV instead of HMP".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
"By identifying this specific protective pathway, we may be able to develop more targeted therapeutic approaches that restore intestinal balance instead of broadly suppressing immune responses."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
A-Baki said humanity was "not controlling" AI's development "because we are depending on it instead of being the ones that have been creating it independently."
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
So instead of lying down, I prop my elbows on my thighs and let my head collapse into my hands.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
