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Example Sentences

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While urban areas have long seen more instances of knife crime, some research suggests it has become more of a widespread issue over time.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Basic weather control is possible today: China has long been using cloud seeding to create blue skies over Beijing for important events, by making impending rain fall before it reaches the city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"We have tentatively suggested that the long palps might allow the male to keep a safer distance during mating and help him avoid being attacked and devoured by the highly aggressive female."

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

He noted that she “already had these health issues in the past” and said he was surprised she lasted as long as she did, but People did not specify what those issues might be.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

It didn’t take long to make sense of it.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman