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Example Sentences
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The true scale of the outbreak -- which is believed to have begun several months before it was detected -- remains difficult to gauge.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Before dropping out, Platner had begun to argue that he would champion reproductive rights in the Senate, touting an endorsement from Planned Parenthood and calling the health provider a model organization.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Sir,” he supposedly declared, “I have not yet begun to fight.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
A surge in U.S. inflation to a three-year high has begun to recede, but life isn’t going to get more affordable for Americans anytime soon.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
“There is no place more delightful than one’s own fireplace,” she read, and nodded in agreement, for the library had begun to get chilly now that afternoon was turning to dusk.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
