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Example Sentences
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"Looking back, I would just tell 17-year-old Tony to enjoy it, keep his records up to date and don't miss out on other things in life too," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
“It was necessary to keep critical sectors functioning…and to keep the economy from collapsing,” said Yuriy Vaskov, deputy infrastructure minister at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
"We have tentatively suggested that the long palps might allow the male to keep a safer distance during mating and help him avoid being attacked and devoured by the highly aggressive female."
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
A month ago, the odds that policymakers would keep rates unchanged stood at just 14%.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
“Books have been hard to come by lately. The humans are hoarding them. Or maybe they stopped using them, hard to tell. But I keep my eyes open.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.