the system
Example Sentences
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“Any time anything goes wrong at all, the system completely fails,” Finn said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Many creditors pushed for these changes because they felt some individuals were abusing the system.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
He executed the system, but couldn’t transcend it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
BBC Wales reported in June that Burnham had no intention of reforming the system that allocated cash to Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland based largely on their share of population.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
For someone who knew the system and had the right code books, it wasn’t too hard to work backward and decode the radio message.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
