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Example Sentences
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“I started the club back when fragrance’s popularity was still pretty niche, and now seeing it move into the mainstream is really exciting,” says Washington-Harmon.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Authorities once tolerated Jin and others like him, back when China’s economy was thriving and the country was gradually opening up to the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“We are going to suspend it for a period, and then we will put it back when gas goes down,” Trump said.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
“Today, a strap is a strap, but back when ‘Madame X’ was painted by Sargent, a strap was a scandal.”
From Salon • May 6, 2026
With them were a handful of government officials—the same government officials who should have known a lot more about what Wall Street firms were doing, back when they were doing it.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
