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Example Sentences

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One Covid lesson is that effective risk communication requires humility, transparency and a grounding in science rather than overstated certainty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

And, oddly enough, in his first round as president, Donald Trump indeed seemed to have learned just such a lesson.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Good work, however, won’t be denied, even if Broadway producers have perhaps overlearned the lesson of last year’s sleeper, Cole Escola’s “Oh, Mary!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The lesson is an introduction to the history of California and one of its most potent myths: that of the pioneers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

But let this be a lesson: Life is only disappointing if there is nothing after it.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri