the system
Example Sentences
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Through it all, he never asked whether the system was fair.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026
After contributing to the system for decades — and with no way of knowing how long you’ll live in retirement — many people naturally want to get as much as they can from Uncle Sam.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026
Björn Birnir is the chair of the Mathematics department at UC Santa Barbara, and one of only two math chairs in the system who did not sign the open letter.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026
As the wobbling disk periodically blocks and reflects light from the magnetar, the system behaves like a flashing cosmic lighthouse.
From Science Daily • Jul. 6, 2026
“For that reason, we know that there are four Glitch agents who were mid-mission when the system went down.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
