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Example Sentences

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A prolonged absence or departure from the program would have disrupted viewer habits at a time when traditional TV is struggling to hold onto audiences who have a wide array of media choices.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Border Patrol agents from an elite unit rappelled from a hovering Black Hawk helicopter onto the roof of a 130-unit apartment complex.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

When the Chinese app DeepSeek burst onto the AI scene early last year, it seemed to catch a lot of people by surprise.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Maybe slip it onto your wife’s bedside table.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

I hauled the basket onto the counter and dumped it out.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu