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Example Sentences

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The road in front of the centre was blocked off following the incident.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“By spinning off the associations, the banks segmented that risk and protected themselves from it,” McPherson said.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

They can also turn personalization and memory off entirely at any time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

What started off as a few annoying emails became a pattern of escalation, which suggests she was testing the waters to see how far she could go.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The night her mother took a Kleenex and forcibly tried to wipe the makeup off her face, Sharon flounced from the house and into her boyfriend’s truck.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith