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Example Sentences
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That outcome would restore confidence in exactly the mechanism gold increasingly appears to be hedging against.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Traders are planning on Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh raising rates to a range between 3.75% and 4% on Wednesday, and the dollar rose against rivals as traders awaited Fed action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
According to the complaint filed against the agency, travelers waited for over an hour until a second train towed it to safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
She was convicted in 2023 and has been denied permission to appeal against her convictions twice.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
And although she tries to rebel against it, that habit of not swearing has stayed with her.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
