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Example Sentences
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After a strong run up for the stock, investors appear to be demanding more than just another earnings beat.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The custodians who manage these plans, like Fidelity and Vanguard, will make it easy at age 50 or 60 to sign up for a guaranteed-income plan when the time comes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
The resort was finished, but jobs, in particular, never really opened up for local people around that development.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The messages prompted a quick response from the state’s governor, Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham, who said that “New Mexico’s name isn’t up for debate—it’s been ours since before the United States existed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
But Karli did not want me to stand up for him.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
