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Example Sentences

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Its opening line says: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The illusion awakens him to a new means of looking at “nature and culture, the given and the constructed,” wherein these supposed binaries collapse together and exist simultaneously.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

A European Commission notice from 2021 defines a conflict of interest as a situation wherein a "financial actor's" impartiality is compromised "for reasons involving... economic interest or any other direct or indirect personal interest".

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

In March 2025 Ms Ackord warned of a "very difficult trading situation over the last few years, wherein costs have risen overall by about 50%".

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

The 1970 draft lottery, wherein numbers from 1 to 366 were placed in little capsules to determine who was to be drafted, was almost certainly unfair.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos