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Example Sentences

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It was a message that BTS delivered at the UN during the pandemic, telling young people everywhere that they too had struggled to accept who they were.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Relations strained further when US troops killed al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden on Pakistani soil in 2011 without telling Islamabad, and Pakistan faced accusations of complicity in harbouring the fugitive.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Nexstar’s lawyers disputed such allegations, telling the judge the merger would ultimately increase the value of content.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Iraq meanwhile began telling customers to start sending their oil-loading plans after it said it received Iranian permission to use the strait, according to Reuters and Bloomberg reports.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

They’re all from Zara except one that’s from Dad telling me that he needs my help again tomorrow.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam