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Example Sentences

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“In the last twenty-four hours, my phone has become next to useless as I’ve received so many incoming messages and calls. It’s crazy,” he told MarketWatch in an interview.

From MarketWatch

“The Last Chairlift” now sits on the shelf behind me as I type these words, right next to “The World According to Garp.”

From Los Angeles Times

"But only six classrooms per shift. There is a large displacement camp next to the school - families from northern and eastern Gaza. Many children want to enrol. We simply cannot take them."

From BBC

Keeble was found by armed officers next to the A11 near Sainsbury's, about a mile away.

From BBC

As she sat next to her daughter, she could express only two things: “I cannot leave this country. This is my home.”

From Los Angeles Times