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Example Sentences
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Show up to a group trip prepared to swallow a few expenses here and there, instead of holding everyone to the penny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
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
"You took a wrong turn. You went right instead of left."
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
