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Example Sentences

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A trade placed just before missile activity is confirmed doesn’t disappear; it sits on a distributed ledger permanently.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

I think the court placed too much emphasis on the loss of Spirit’s market discipline and not enough emphasis on the potential benefits of having a big low-cost carrier.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

The party said that people placed in the centres would not be able to leave and would stay there for about two weeks before being deported.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Discussions were under way to decide whether two other sick passengers should be placed in isolation in hospital in Cape Verde, after which the ship would continue to Spain's Canary Islands, the anonymous source said.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Slowly she raised a trembling hand and placed it on my chest, right over my heart.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff