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Example Sentences

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It is illegal to own or possess one unless you have a valid Certificate of Exemption and follow strict rules.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“It’s hard for intervention to stay effective unless there’s something big enough to flip market sentiment and expectations upside down,” former Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“You don’t get onstage unless you write your own stuff,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

"Humanity's current path will push societies into deeper crises unless we make major changes," he says.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

They don’t usually come up to a ship and announce their presence, not unless you throw fish blood and guts in the water first...

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny