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Example Sentences

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She credits Inside Safe with producing a 17.5% drop in “unsheltered homelessness” — people living outdoors or in their vehicles — over a two-year span.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

In Georgia, the share rose to 7% from 2% over roughly the same time span.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Ford stock is down 5% over that span.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

But the shares have struggled recently, falling roughly 28% over a six-month span in the face of concerns about the company’s artificial-intelligence positioning and the resilience of its traditional software offerings.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

In a wild fly species named Drosophila pseudoobscura, for instance, Dobzhansky found multiple gene variants that influenced complex traits, such as life span, eye structure, bristle morphology, and wing size.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee