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Example Sentences

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And stay out of what we do because what we do is the business of humanity, of chronicling it, of commenting upon it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

One can be thought of as “ripple-out” inflation, where a shock to an economically ubiquitous input — like energy — reverberates throughout other goods and sectors that depend upon it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

"Kank coexisted with larger carnivores such as Maip macrothorax, a formidable megaraptorid dinosaur more than 10 metres long, which may have been capable of preying upon it," Dr. Motta adds.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Mr. Armitage captures this with expert subtlety, allowing the narrative to unfurl without imposing false coherence upon it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Hanako stared at the food for a moment, then fell upon it and didn’t bother with the fork, just picked up the eggs in her hand and shoved them into her mouth.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata