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Example Sentences

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The company, which has succeeded on much smaller campuses, will try to transform a large, deeply troubled school by raising scores, increasing safety and graduating more students.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

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

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

AMD looks to have decided it better follow in Nvidia’s footsteps, although it is at a considerably smaller scale.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He was still as a statue between me and Dad, trying to make himself smaller.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck