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Example Sentences

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In launching the EV, Ferrari does have to meet European carbon emissions rules, though they’re less strict for boutique makers than mass producers like Toyota or Volkswagen.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Researchers found that people who regularly consumed foods such as beans, lentils, chickpeas, tofu, edamame, and soy milk were less likely to develop hypertension.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

“He’s a little less sore today. The swelling has dissipated.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

But it may lose, many point out, something less visible too: one of the last places where an old version of Delhi still felt alive.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Mae’s hair couldn’t have grown so much in less than two months.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse