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Example Sentences

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“But we’re not going into a Fed blackout, in terms of conversation or communication.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

An illustration shows a Buster Keaton-eyed puffin with a beakful of sardines or sprats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Fixed-indexed or fixed-rate annuities are not necessarily a bad choice.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

These birds, “from Avocet to Woodcock, Bar-tailed Godwit to Yellowhammer,” have all been at one time or another on lists “of conservation concern.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The highly contagious illness is caused by bacteria growing in the body, usually the lungs, and is spread through the air when people cough, sneeze, or spit.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly