the system

Example Sentences

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There is simply “not enough elasticity” on the crude side of the system, so the adjustment is increasingly being “pushed down the barrel — out of crude and into refined products.”

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

To make the system less dysfunctional, California could restrict localities from blocking transit, just like it did with housing, Schank said, on the basis it is a critical need.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

And we’re living and working much longer than the system was designed for.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Others in the industry say the system could bring additional privacy concerns and sometimes leads to misinterpretation.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

This period of control may last a lifetime, even for those convicted of extremely minor, nonviolent offenses, but the vast majority of those swept into the system are eventually released.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander