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Example Sentences

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As people grow older, their cells gradually become less efficient at producing energy and responding to changing demands.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

“I think we’ll have a lot of ways we can help people get more value for less spend,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The Netherlands look strong defensively but I am less convinced by them up front.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“Consumers are spending more at the supermarket but bringing home less every trip,” Johnson said in a statement.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

I’ve spent so much time there that the mattress is less a flat plane than a trench.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse