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Example Sentences
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In another move, a 5p cut on fuel duty will be extended to the end of the year, instead of being phased out in September, the government said on Wednesday.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon said the $20 billion is likely due to Nvidia selling its CPUs on a rack level instead of individually.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
The team developed what they call the singular dispersion equation, a new theoretical framework showing that light can be confined to extraordinarily small scales using lossless dielectric materials instead of metals.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
After receiving a flood of messages from people, she decided that instead of responding to each person individually, she would share her apartment picks on her interior design website.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
My bed awaits, the nest that it always is, but instead of throwing myself onto it, I find myself examining it.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
