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Example Sentences

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Realistic images can reduce a retailer’s return rates, and if an item is what a shopper wants, it can boost sales, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Under the nationwide initiative, a redeemable deposit is placed on drinks containers that can be claimed back when the item is returned to a collection point.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

To calculate it yourself, start with a financial report line item called cash from operations, and then fully subtract capex.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

After analyzing shirts from several retailers, undergraduate researchers found that every item tested exceeded U.S. federal safety limits for lead.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

That last item, none of the children were happy to see.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich