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Example Sentences

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The team found that leucine prevents the breakdown of certain proteins located on the outer surface of mitochondria.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

It’s like a meteor coming from outer space and hitting you on the head.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

One wing stretches west along the river toward Louisville, absorbing some of its outer suburbs.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

But it is possible the outer end of the curve may not have seen the lows of the year.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

As I pressed play, the TV screen filled with Beakman wearing his green lab coat, the same lime green as Fig’s eyes, and his dark hair teased toward outer space.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas