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Example Sentences

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Researchers say growing evidence points to vitamin D playing an important role in how the body senses and regulates pain.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, has been playing for Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr since January 2023.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Whether that was playing on stage with the band, drawing, or painting huge canvases, he was never “sitting around, doing nothing.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

That comeback narrative is playing out across individual stocks, too.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

I asked again, looking around the room as though they might be playing a very misguided game of hide-and-seek.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin