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Example Sentences
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Memphis pro wrestling legend “Superstar” Bill Dundee, whose career spanned more than five decades and included iconic feuds and tag-team runs with Jerry “The King” Lawler, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
That investigation spanned seven years and roped in more than a dozen other automakers, identifying over 4,000 reports of sunroof fractures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
It's something she'd had to do many times over a career that spanned decades and genres.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
American icon Dolly Parton, whose career as a country singer, songwriter, actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist spanned six decades, has died at age 80.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
It was built into a white arch formed by two monumental stone wolves on their hind legs, and spanned the road leading up the hill to the Court.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
