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Example Sentences

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Evy is the show’s skeptic, able to use logic to refute every Creepypasta-lite story or folktale they come across on the show.

From Salon

"We were ultimately extremely lucky that we were able to pinpoint the precise sky position of this rare event," said Mattias Lazda, doctoral student at the University of Toronto, and an author on both papers.

From Science Daily

“But just in terms of pure pitching and what he’s able to do and where he’s able to locate certain pitches and how he’s able to read the hitters?”

From Los Angeles Times

Lee then agonisingly missed a short par putt and DeChambeau, clearly surprised at greenside, was able to celebrate a win.

From BBC

Because the mice were exposed only to pure nicotine during the experiment, the researchers were able to isolate its effects.

From Science Daily