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Example Sentences

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"I have wanted to perform the pilgrimage my entire life, for 40 or 50 years," said Jreish Mohammed, a 68-year-old Moroccan.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“We wanted to do what we hadn’t been able to do before,” said Ferrari Chairman John Elkann.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

"They wanted to retrieve the body of a Catholic shepherd who had died of Ebola," the official said on condition of anonymity.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Researchers at Hokkaido University wanted to understand whether the specific way a cell fails during division changes what happens afterward.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Even if you wanted to build a house back there, how would you get to it in the winter?

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith