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Example Sentences

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Photos released by state media showed the wreckage of a winged craft scattered across the ground alongside grey and blue components that allegedly included cameras.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

At Neom, the planned futuristic city that called for two 1,600-foot skyscrapers running 106 miles, officials had already been quietly ratcheting back plans, leaving a gaping 75-mile trench across the desert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Freedom of information requests show that at least 25 families across four different council areas logged concerns about financial issues with Morar homes in the past three years.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Importantly, these patterns have appeared repeatedly across unrelated languages in different parts of the world.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

She’s added a couple more photos to the clothesline that snakes across the length of the pale gray wall over her bed.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam