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Example Sentences
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He honed his skills banging a ball off his garage thousands of times until he built enough belief to take the most consequential shot in U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Let’s hope it doesn’t take 20 years to end this war, but there are no signs that it’s going to be over anytime soon, whether Trump declares victory or not.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
Scottish Water started emergency repairs after a "void opened beneath the carriageway" on 28 May but said it was still too early to say how long they would take.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
In all, it will take nearly 7,500 flight miles, just to make it to their group games.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Photographing anyone or anything moving is difficult because the light-sensitive plates are very slow, and a single exposure can take a fall minute.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
