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Example Sentences
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In the 2025 interview with the Journal, Howie Buffett didn’t let on much about any vision for Berkshire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
You may be solving for a requirement that has more flexibility than the front line let on.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The total cost to train and run DeepSeek’s model was exponentially higher than the company let on, and investors failed to consider that businesses generally wouldn’t use Chinese models due to security concerns.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
She was the one who remembered birthdays, who called just to check in, who quietly carried more than she ever let on.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
If she knew that Gilly despised her, she never let on.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
