system

Example Sentences

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Participation declined not because households were better off, but because the system was harder to navigate.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Under the state’s top-two primary system, the top two candidates advance to the general election, regardless of their party affiliation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Risks to the financial system have been reduced since the financial crisis of 2008-09, and some rules have hampered lending and growth as they were created quickly and while regulators were in emergency mode.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

One reason for higher surgery and other prices: Many cities and communities are now dominated by a single hospital system, partly because hospitals have been merging in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The emergency response team, frantically running down scenarios on all six reactors, hadn’t gotten the news that the cooling system in unit 1 was down.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland