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Example Sentences

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The winning goal came from Marco Rossi on a power play with less than 11 seconds left in the extra period.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

“The stock market has…gone down a little bit. Much less than I thought. Frankly, the gas hasn’t gone up as much as I thought.”

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

The private-sector unionization rate in the U.S. is still less than 6%, which incidentally is about the percentage of Starbucks stores now unionized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Kurtén points to diesel-powered yachts less than 20 years old that can slash emissions by converting to hydrotreated vegetable oils.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

“Mud could reach houses less than twenty feet above the river,” he said.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone