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Example Sentences

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Forbes reported in December that United was basically trying to “dehub” American from Chicago.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

To accommodate the massive amounts of cash these companies will need to raise, bankers are trying to change the rules around IPO fundraising by asking major index providers to loosen their rules for entry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“Instead of trying to be an aid to people it is treating them in an evil way. It is very disheartening.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Deterrence is what Lizelle Gonzalez was trying to create with her lawsuit.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

It’s not like I haven’t been trying to tell him.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam