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Example Sentences
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He had never stepped on a “squishy” surface, otherwise known as a track, before this season.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
In dismissing the human smuggling charges, Crenshaw said "the evidence before this court sadly reflects an abuse of prosecuting power."
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Meaning, every other special before this, I’ve had jokes about how I don’t want kids, and now I have a kid, and I’m talking about motherhood.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Brentford manager Keith Andrews had never been in charge of a club before this season.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
But long before this the Aristotelian demarcation between superlunary and sublunary had been shattered by Brahe.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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