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Example Sentences
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Across the nation, some employers – private and public – acted swiftly to the pressure campaign.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
For a brief period, the industry acted less like individual companies and more like custodians of a shared national responsibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
"If the temperature acted as a trigger, it seems that it needed to wait until the rock was right at the tipping point of collapse," she added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
On Friday, outside counsel for the county responded in a court filing, writing that “no conflict exists” and that it and the county counsel “have acted appropriately at all times and consistent with long-standing law.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
He had a bad limp, but he acted like it didn’t bother him.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
