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Example Sentences

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She said the sauropod would have been "too big" for a Megalosaurus to hunt, but if it had smaller animals around it the predator may have been "tracking the herd".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Truist Chief Investment Officer Keith Lerner thinks smaller stocks could act as a hedge against “sharp tech-led rotations.”

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Rates plummeted in 2022, forcing hundreds of thousands of smaller carriers out of business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

A retiree who claimed at 62 with a permanently reduced check then takes the same percentage cut on the smaller base.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“And the other has a smaller grocery store in San Francisco.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu