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Example Sentences

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The government's "sikyong", or leader, Penpa Tsering, was elected for a second term, after taking 61 percent in the preliminary round -- a high enough threshold to win outright.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Vicino later bought the property outright, according to his son, Dante, Vivos xPoint’s director of operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

They say it is carried out by a small minority and condemn it outright.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

With one round of fixtures to go, they are level on outright wins - which is the decisive metric.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Nothing I’d told Judd was an outright lie, but what I’d kept inside myself made him think that I hadn’t seen his dog at all.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor