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Example Sentences

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The researchers successfully transmitted the quantum signals across an optical fiber link spanning more than 120 kilometers between the encoder and decoder.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

But in founding Turner Classic Movies in 1994, Turner’s brand became a bridge spanning screen entertainment’s past with its future.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

According to the Rainforest Alliance, the blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Amazon over nearly three decades has assembled a supply chain spanning the globe with warehouses, planes, trucks and delivery vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

At a point near the north end of the woods road there was a bridge spanning the ravine that cut a deep, jagged gash across the road and through the fields beyond.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt