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Example Sentences

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“There is still a significant question of, if you’re going to take the risk of going global with them, did they pick the right partner?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Marissa Roy, DSA’s pick for city attorney, played a gavel-carrying paladin looking to uphold the law.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

As demand waned in the following years, companies conducted mass layoffs, leading private-equity firms to swoop in to pick over the remains of distressed assets.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

I honestly don't think we pick up as many points at the end of the season as we did without him playing.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Then she jogs back over to pick up her things, and someone across the street applauds —a man standing next to an SUV.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison