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Example Sentences
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IPO volume surged in 2021 before going into a several-year freeze that began to thaw in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The conquest took place around 300 years before the events of “Game of Thrones” and is detailed in George R.R.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
"I make a lot of business phone calls off my mobile," she said, adding that before the improvements, staff would have to stand in a specific part of the office just to make a call.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Klobuchar: I’m going to begin my questions now, but I think people should have their facts straight before they accuse someone of being a “dirtbag” and not get the teams wrong.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
“We’ve got four hours before sundown. We’re still heading north.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
