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Example Sentences

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Plumb came up with a new name for these areas: the "shuttered front", a string of constituencies with struggling High Streets that Power to Change think could play a pivotal role in future elections.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The skirmish was the latest in a string that has tested the two-month-old ceasefire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The recent string of payroll figures will complicate his ambitions, and the bond market’s reaction will likely test his dovish resolve.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The eight-minute “Actress” is an aural trip that croons of a lazy wannabe-actress, before it climbs to rocking, triumphal heights with a soaring string section.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

He tucked the Taser under his arm and pounded in a whole string of coding on the Elucidator.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix