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Example Sentences
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Months ahead of the offering, bankers reached out to major index providers to discuss how SpaceX might join key indexes sooner than usual.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“We saw customers aggressively buying Friday’s dip, and when the usual bounce failed, it became hard to avoid the wave,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
SpaceX has eschewed the traditional IPO range, opting for a fixed $135 price, and it has allocated more stock than usual to Musk’s army of retail investors.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Any activity that makes your muscles work harder than usual counts.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
She was with her new mates as usual, and so I hung around on the edge of the group, feeling awkward, while they all said their goodbyes.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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