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Example Sentences

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The inferno killed 12 people, destroyed 6,500 structures across the Palisades and Malibu and caused billions of dollars in damage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Making noise, online and in local government meetings, is where organizers are succeeding across the country in their goals of stopping new center construction.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

Looking across the sector, and including European investment banks in the comparison, the U.S. investment banks are not cheap.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

Jonathan Cheng is the China bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, overseeing coverage of the world's second-largest economy across politics, economics, business, technology and society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

I rummage beneath the seat, pull out the map, and unfold it across our laps.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes