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Example Sentences
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While the Chinese social-media company’s 2Q results were better than Citi expected, its management flagged challenges including a shift in advertising preference toward higher return-on-investment formats, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
In Instagram’s case, the brand also rolled out a new “brand system,” including new fonts, icons, and formats for posts.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
A video by “Sinners” filmmaker Ryan Coogler explaining aspect ratios and screen size became a viral hit; some fans used punchcards to note seeing the movie in all its possible exhibition formats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Cricket statisticians include The Hundred data in T20 records, meaning Buttler now has 14,833 runs in the shortest formats.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Familiar examples include standardized weights and measures, electrical voltages and cables, computer file formats, and paper currency.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
