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Example Sentences

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The “swift” change in fuel costs and the impact on already fragile industry profitability is likely to force airlines to pull down supply, the analysts said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

There are already signs that the youth movement is leading to change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

This matters because if the book was too technical or relied on assumptions that the reader already had extensive knowledge of jazz, New York City, or the 1967 Detroit Rebellion, they would likely stop reading.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

In a post on X, Clarke asked: "What modelling have they done, if any, about the impact on housebuilding, already at a record, devastating low?"

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

He’s sitting at the small table in the corner of his room, the Scrabble board already set up, waiting for me, his lunch dishes pushed to the side.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam