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Example Sentences
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Among federal contractors in the S&P 500, 2.4% of new hires were veterans in 2025, less than half of the 5.1% target set by the federal government, according to a report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Last year, “The Pitt” took the drama series Emmy, despite having less than half the nominations of “Severance.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Across the continent, national space budgets have grown to $800 million, said Temidayo Oniosun, founder of Lagos-based consultancy Space in Africa, up from less than $300 million in 2018.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
In the Um Rakuba camp - also in Gedaref - the number of aid agencies working there has dropped from 35 in 2021, to less than 10.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
She knew it was optoomuchstic to think they might get through the evening without running into the Ashtons, or to imagine that such an encounter would be anything less than extremely unpleasant.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
