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Example Sentences

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But the selling paused on Friday as investors welcomed data showing the US economy added less than half the jobs than forecast in June, while figures for the previous two months were also revised down.

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

“I wonder how it would have looked without flowers, or with less flowers, or with that money going somewhere else,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

Energy production became less efficient, leaving cells in what researchers describe as a constant state of energy shortage.

From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026

A person is classified as physically inactive if they do less than 30 minutes of moderate-intensity equivalent physical activity per week.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

In the early twentieth century, scientists will invent more sophisticated and less dangerous ways to "see" brain activity.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman