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Example Sentences

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You don’t arrive at a chapter and then find yourself needing to frantically page backwards to try to find the previous reference to a person or event, because it will already be present.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

JPMorgan’s efforts in the U.K. will be helped by a government rule change allowing banks to accumulate more in deposits before needing to split retail and investment banking operations, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Those consistent financial stressors include “straining to meet obligations, needing to make trade-offs between financial and life goals, and feeling they lack control over their financial situation.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

A&E clinicians, who often cannot access GP patient records, will be able to quickly check patients' complete histories, medication and allergies if they arrive needing urgent care.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

In medicine, a new generation of pacemaker could regulate a person’s heartbeat for decades, rather than needing to be replaced every two years.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson