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Example Sentences

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The findings also raise questions about the distant future of our own solar system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Helen and Lee said it was a "fatally flawed position" to rely on people knowing signs and symptoms, adding the "onus shouldn't be on bereaved parents" to raise awareness about MenB.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

If one spouse dies and the other inherits the IRA, that can raise the survivor’s top tax rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

To raise the prices even higher at the gas station, he’d have to buy new pumps, an investment he’s not sure he could afford now.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The cannons raise toward the target and loose an explosion … of glitter.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer