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Example Sentences
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He stressed that the cycle often makes mistakes and speaks to the timing and direction of turns rather than their magnitude.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Opencast mining involves scraping rock and earth away at the surface to recover coal - creating an open pit, rather than digging deep underground.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
I asked Nasdaq if it made the change to entice SpaceX to list on its exchange rather than on the New York Stock Exchange, but didn’t get an answer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Coe died in 2017 and even before that, Pulte’s philanthropy focused primarily on giving cash to individuals rather than charities pushing the theocratic vision common among Fellowship recipients.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
I’d taken a guava travel sweet from his tin of candy earlier that day, rather than my usual pineapple.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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