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Example Sentences

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The goal of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s dual-enrollment program with a nearby community college is to provide affordability for students and smooth an otherwise complex transfer process, administrators said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

If that amount was invested in an index fund that grows by an average of 8%, in five years they would have nearly $400 in pretax funds that they would not have otherwise had.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

His advisers warned him otherwise, noting that Iran’s military, especially its elite Revolutionary Guard, was well armed, deeply embedded in the country’s social and economic structures, and fiercely loyal to the regime.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

In the middle of an otherwise routine article of jocular sportswriter predictions on The Athletic, Canadian journalist Joshua Kloke explained why he’s bringing his seven-year-old son to a match this year.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The inhalations and exhalations of twelve people made a soft, sighing wheeze in the otherwise soundless room.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood