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Example Sentences

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In the Himalayas, which span Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and China, the impact of a lake burst can be particularly destructive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

These cans contained fillets from four species collected over a 42-year span in the Gulf of Alaska and Bristol Bay.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Shares are down about 13% over that span, leaving them down about 20% this year.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 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