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Example Sentences
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“If that had been a bust, I don’t know what would have happened. We’d have been set back a decade or more in terms of developing the sport at the highest level.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Getting candid assessments, some companies believe, requires quietly contacting a different set of past managers and co-workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Universally acclaimed as the set of the weekend, the performance confirmed Rodrigo as a generational talent, equally at ease with lighters-aloft balladry, and rabble-rousing pop-punk antics.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
According to Infantino, ticket prices were set based on various market studies and taking the U.S. ticket resale market into account.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The band begins their set, but I’m lost in my thoughts.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Expressions and Equations
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Physical Education - Introductory
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