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Example Sentences

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Medicare is the primary or only source of healthcare for most older Americans.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

A lot of the produce is either the same price or only a little bit more expensive than at other health food stores, and it’s in consistently better shape.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

He laments the absence of such discourse in the Villages; people either don't talk politics, he says, or only discuss it with those they know well or are certain to share their views.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Tech stocks are trading at around 23 times their expected earnings, or only a slight premium to the S&P 500.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

However, it is not yet known whether Ethiopians were cultivating these local plants before or only after the arrival of the Southwest Asian package.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond