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Example Sentences
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She’s covered higher education for a decade and is the author of “Sunk Cost: Who’s to Blame for the Nation’s Broken Student Loan System and How to Fix It.”
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Broken rock fragments like gravel also fit reasonably well, while fine powders or dust alone do not match the observations due to their brighter appearance.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
Broken computer monitors in bombed-out offices, scattered fake police uniforms and phoney hundred-dollar bills: these were the vestiges of a frantic escape of suspected cyberscammers fleeing a resort on the Cambodia-Thailand border.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Appeared in the September 17, 2025, print edition as 'How Rob Manfred Can Repair a Broken Sport'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2025
“Well, maybe. Broken leg didn’t heal right. Didn’t imagine you’d notice. Most don’t.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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