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Example Sentences
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Public protests in Japan tend to be relatively restrained.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Don’t worry too much about the title’s qualifier; though characters get zestily killed, they also tend to get resurrected as needed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Emerging markets tend to do better when the dollar is weak, and UBS strategists note the dollar’s recent inability to strengthen despite real interest rate differentials with Europe and better-than-expected economic growth.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
As defiant teenagers tend to do, Chambers departed from the family profession, admitted to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as an agricultural business major.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
There’s not a lot of students of color at Livingston Middle School, but it’s true that we tend to stick together.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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