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Example Sentences

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I wrote a column shortly after, heralding Lopez’s overwhelming victory as a new era for Latino politics in Orange County, where Latinos make up a third of the population but still wield little power.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

It cost him nearly £800 - a third of the money his grandparents had saved up - for two fillings and two replacement fillings.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

In the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, for example, Argentina lost to big underdog Saudi Arabia in the group stage — but it still went on to win the World Cup for the third time.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

For the current third quarter, the company is forecasting adjusted earnings of between $6.05 and $6.10 a share on revenue between $6.67 billion and $6.72 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The headline is in all capital letters, inches high, marching across the entire top third of the newspaper.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse