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Example Sentences

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Yet instead of supporting this sector, U.S. sanctions are crippling it.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Her eldest daughter Ava has her own tablet, but Abigail has tried to focus on discovering her interests away from tech instead - with painting, for example.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The engineer also testified that Sleca decided to remove the poles instead of making simple repairs because its leaders “wanted to look at the opportunities to mitigate it against future losses.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Worries about inflation have caused some seniors to stampede into gold instead, even though that is highly speculative, functionally useless and pays no dividends at all.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

But then if it was an accident, why would the culprit duck into the doorway, instead of just apologizing?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse