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Example Sentences
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The biggest challenge for Arteta this year will be picking the right team, or rather resting the right players, for the right games and keeping players engaged and ready to step in when needed.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Another quarter he said he didn’t “get fantods,” or rather that he wasn’t nervous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Meta Platforms is reportedly exploring a new avenue of artificial-intelligence monetization, raising questions about whether Meta is throwing in the towel on being a leading AI lab or, rather, catapulting its business ahead.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Three years ago, Mattel Inc. struck box-office gold — or rather, pink — with the billion-dollar success of “Barbie.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
But the privations, or rather the hardships, of Lowood lessened.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
