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Example Sentences

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The facility to make oral-health products in Madhya Pradesh is the largest plant the company has taken on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

During his run, he said, he was taken aback by sights such as a North Korean raising a poodle’s paw to wave at runners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

At this point Amelie says, if leaving education had been an option available to her - as it is in the UK - she may have taken it.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Zverev has been tipped to win one of the sport's biggest prizes since he emerged as a teenager - but his journey to a major trophy has taken longer than many expected.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The woman had taken the bandage from her foot and flung it at me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom