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Example Sentences
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He said the current build-out reminds him of the dot-com era of the late 1990s, when huge investments were made in building fiber optic networks that remained unused for 20 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
By the time the bubble burst, the industry was sitting on huge amounts of unused “dark fiber,” which collapsed prices and crushed heavily indebted operators.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
When Saint Mary’s dropped its football program, he called the East Bay school not only to recruit players but to round up equipment that would otherwise go unused.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
However, Hirst, an unused member of Scotland's World Cup squad, only scored 11 league goals, while Azon only got five and has returned to parent club Como.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
On his bedside table were loose matches, unused stationery, a penny dreadful left facedown at the page he had stopped reading.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
