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Example Sentences

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A pharmaceutical researcher said he wanted to be closer to his aging parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Just 13% said they wanted the Men's and Ladies' ponds to become strictly single-sex spaces.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Sardina said she also wanted to speak before the board on the subject but the board members wouldn’t let anyone talk, saying that they wanted to speak to lawyers first.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Eventually, the two explicitly talked about how they wanted his paid time off to factor into their parenting strategy.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

It was just the thing they all wanted and, ironically, just the thing they all deserved.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman