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Example Sentences

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But people who skip paying taxes shouldn’t count on an understaffed IRS to help them avoid detection.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

When the economy slows, people don’t skip chemotherapy.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Saif Sabet, who moved to Dubai more than two decades ago from the Iranian city of Gerash, said he would skip a planned trip to Iran later this year given the new climate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Don’t skip the Texas toast, which somehow ties it all together.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Optoomuchstically speaking, she had escaped Russia and now merely needed to hop, skip, and jump to that happy land where Victoria was queen.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood