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Example Sentences

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They noted the economy was growing at a pace considered by most economists to be well above its natural speed limit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

“The longer inflation remains above our goal, the greater the risk that it feeds into expectations and becomes embedded in wages, contracts, and pricing behavior,” Hammack says.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

We were two floors underground, and yet we could feel and hear the massive explosions above.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

It’s theoretically impossible for all AI-using hedge funds to be above average, once AI becomes the rule and not the exception.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Despite the above, don’t get it twisted—this school is very much like any other high school.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold