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Example Sentences
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However, the 2024 Ballon d'Or winner was back to his best at the World Cup in the summer, leading Spain to their second title and being named player of the tournament.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Suncor SU -2.59%decrease; red down pointing triangle Energy has named company insider Peter Zebedee as its next chief executive and parted ways with finance chief Troy Little.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Ultimately, if your friend’s children are indeed named beneficiaries of the life-insurance policy, the proceeds pass directly to them outside of probate.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
I named it Lucky and I still have it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Aw, Grandpa,” I said, “nothing like that will ever happen to me. I’d be lucky if I had a grasshopper named after me.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
