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Example Sentences

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Another form of teamwork is much broader and less organized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"I put less pressure on myself. It's been trying, but sticking to that mantra has really helped me."

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

And that works just fine, as “Hag” uses every bit of its runtime to its favor, planting no less than 63 Chekov’s guns throughout the story, each one a more delicious callback than the last.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Real life is less faithful to that neat story line, according to Tyler Goodspeed, a Harvard and Cambridge-trained economic historian and the chief economist of Exxon Mobil.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Torak noticed that he was looking much less puppyish.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver