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Example Sentences
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Those locations, along with a large property in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, were being searched, the FBI confirmed without identifying who was the target of activity at the locations.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Judge Mrs Justice Lambert told the pair they would serve 40% of the sentence behind bars, with the remainder being served on licence in the community.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
“Basketball was a vehicle for being able to do that. It’s unclear whether Nike can use basketball in the same way today.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Former Metropolitan police officer Michael Fanone, who suffered a heart attack on Jan. 6, 2021 after being shot with a stun gun by a rioter, felt betrayed by the DOJ’s reversal.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
“Remember Hesterfowl’s premonition about the one in Deadwood vanishing forever? That’s me. I’m being forced out. Replaced.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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