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Example Sentences

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Potlucks function best when guests treat them as a shared project rather than a casual obligation.

From Salon

Increasingly the danger emerges inside societies that still treat admission as the end of a security process rather than the beginning of one.

From The Wall Street Journal

To many Israelis, scenes like this have become the norm, a feature of life in their country, rather than a bug.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thankfully, the countdown can now be measured in hours and minutes rather than months, with the 98th Academy Awards slated to start Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times

Together, the studies provide new insights into fast radio bursts and suggest they could become valuable tools for studying the universe, rather than remaining mysterious cosmic oddities.

From Science Daily