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My middle-school civics textbook barely dedicated a paragraph to this 1801 war between the U.S and a group of North African states, which has been described as “America’s first war on terrorism.”

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

It’s almost too stunning to carry on after hearing such news—but to a second paragraph of this entry we must go.

From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026

The first paragraph of the agreement notes that the US, Iran and allies will declare an "immediate and permanent" termination of military operations on "all fronts" - including Lebanon.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

SpaceX also described what it called the “the largest actionable total addressable market” in human history, totaling $28.5 trillion, in the first paragraph on Page 11 of the filing.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

He put his hand over my hand, and the placement of his hand spoke a whole sentence, a whole paragraph.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Evans said he did see brief maternity summaries - "usually a couple of paragraphs" - attached to each baby's neonatal notes.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Its policy statement on Wednesday consisted of four short paragraphs, while previous statements, such as the one in April, included traditional boilerplate items, comments on recent events and details of policy votes by committee members.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026

Trump and his aides have heralded as a major accomplishment the eighth of the framework’s 14 paragraphs, which states: “The Islamic Republic of Iran reaffirms that it shall not procure or develop nuclear weapons.”

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026

The author has an excellent few paragraphs on what he calls “the big leap—from liberalism to radicalism.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

It’s really neat and pretty in some paragraphs, then it gets all slanted and jumbled in others.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

The candidate is advised to go over his paper carefully before the end of the hour, to make sure that it is correctly spelled, punctuated, and paragraphed.

From Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College by Blakely, Gilbert Sykes

What help is it to the reader to have a composition paragraphed?

From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd

But within three days the date of the wedding was fixed, and all the papers paragraphed it far and wide.

From The Rhodesian by Page, Gertrude

The volumes are handsomely printed in 12mo form, and with an open, readable page, not arranged in verses, but paragraphed according to the sense of the narrative.

From The Story of the Barbary Corsairs by Lane-Poole, Stanley

Since the lead is in itself a separate part of the story it should always be paragraphed separately.

From Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing by Hyde, Grant Milnor

Correctly identify and use conventions of the personal narrative genre, including structure, paragraphing, tone, and mechanics.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021

Identify how genre conventions for structure, paragraphing, tone, and mechanics vary.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021

It's a massive book, littered with obscure references, and is written almost entirely in unattributed speech, with no chapter breaks and very little paragraphing.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2013

Caro now says that Shawn agreed to restore all the changes he cared most deeply about, but the magazine version nevertheless differs from the original and changes Caro’s punctuation and paragraphing.

From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2012

Among the many dumb rules of paragraphing foisted on students in composition courses is the one that says that a paragraph may not consist of a single sentence.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker