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Example Sentences
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Italy's strength was meant to be their defence, but Rossi proved the hat-trick hero - netting twice in the first half and grabbing the winner in the second.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
BATTAMBANG, Cambodia—Giving tiny loans to shoestring entrepreneurs was meant to be capitalism’s cure for global poverty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
That includes Starship, a 407-foot rocket meant to be eventually be fully reusable and to launch every hour.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Messi and Mbappé’s outperformance meant big payouts—at Flutter’s expense.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
She nodded in the direction she meant while getting ready.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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