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Example Sentences

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“They’re going to reward companies not for investing, but because you have invested, you are now building better products and capabilities that you otherwise would not have had.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

If you believe getting stronger requires pushing yourself to the limit at the gym, new research suggests otherwise.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Optum revenue fell 3%, though that was overshadowed by the otherwise solid print.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Unlike so many retellings of famous assassinations, attempted or otherwise, Harron’s movie gets to the heart of its subject’s discontent without dwelling on dramatizations of Solanas’ fragile psyche.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Dodger was shivering uncontrollably, but was otherwise stock still, his eyes spinning this way and that in a panic.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz