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Example Sentences

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"We need countermeasures that are going to work against all these future variants at once, not just one at a time."

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

For years, reformers rightly pushed back against scare tactics meant to keep marijuana illegal.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2026

"Any abuse of power is abhorrent, and it takes great courage and determination to speak up against it."

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

The United States did that Friday against a Paraguayan team that had allowed only 10 goals in 18 World Cup qualifying matches, and whom the United States beat 2-1 in a tense match in November.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

I take it and gulp at it greedily, the ice clinking against my teeth.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam