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Example Sentences

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San Diego is one of the nation’s hottest housing markets, with average home prices hovering around $1 million and rents for a one-bedroom apartment topping $2,000 a month.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.90, down from $2.63 in the year-prior quarter but also topping estimates for $1.71 for its fourth quarter, which ended on Feb. 28.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

That would be 8.6 times higher than the year-earlier figure, topping a FactSet-compiled consensus estimate of 39.140 trillion won.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

If oil has topped out, oil stocks are certainly close to topping out.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Only this: when they’re done, as if topping off the tank, my father says, “That should do it.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides