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Example Sentences

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During similar experiments involving ruthenium, however, the researchers found that the reactions unexpectedly produced standard 18 electron products instead.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

She expressed "sympathy" for the women, but declined to apologise when asked by a reporter, turning instead to walk back into the office.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

It becomes his “monk’s cell,” and there he accepts that he “would never be happy, and that instead of pursuing happiness” he would “try to see what was holy in things.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The White House later announced changed travel plans for Trump, saying he would no longer head for planned weekend trip to his New Jersey golf resort and would stay in the US capital instead.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

I manage to make my way up the first flight of stairs and then the second, until at last the party downstairs is a buzz instead of a din and we’re at my bedroom door.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse