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Example Sentences

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To make sense of this, I turned to Minxin Pei, editor of the China Leadership Monitor quarterly and the author of “The Broken China Dream.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

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

He strokes an imaginary beard, studying me for a very long time, then returns his attention to Broken Me-Blob No. 6.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson