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Example Sentences

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The response, dated 20 January, said bedding and clothing would now be managed centrally, instead of being delegated to each wing.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Make sure to see the envelope handstamped with the postmark instead of tossing the letter in the mailbox, O’Saben added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

"Our purpose on the planet as humans is to find joy... and lifting each other up by creating solutions together instead of destroying," Hansen told journalists from his vantage point cruising far above home.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Under the changes, many finished products containing aluminum and steel will be subject to a 25% duty on the full value of a product, instead of a 50% levy on just the value of metal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He moves, now, so that instead of sitting next to me he’s facing me, so that I have to look at him.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse