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Example Sentences
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Cody couldn’t get enough of the goings-on at the station when the two would stop by to drop off cassettes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
It will not stop the tactic being used simply to break up the momentum of the other team late in the game.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The Nasdaq Composite tumbled again today after the latest inflation reading and higher oil prices failed to stop the bleeding.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The schedule was announced the morning of the first day, which didn’t stop the festival from selling out months beforehand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
His outstretched paw closed around a leafy branch, wrenching him to a stop just before his fist shaved the bough clean.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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