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Example Sentences

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Data from payroll firm ADP showed the private sector added 98,000 jobs last month, which was less than the 120,000 expected.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

Instead of the customary 60% to 70% occupancy rate in off-season June, the hotel is less than 40% full, the manager said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Unlike the last heatwave, however, the air is expected to be less humid, at least initially.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Over the course of a few days, this bashful teen, always armed with her camcorder and far less free-spirited than her cousins, will be beset by her father’s feuding family.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

The truth is, I couldn’t care less about what my hair looks like; it does nothing to stop the feeling of all the sand embedded in my hair.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold