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Example Sentences

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It is not yet known how the women came to be in the water, but the coastguard ended its search and said it was not looking for anyone else.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The Roth conversion question starts with whether paying the tax now seems to be in your favor or not.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

The fear of spiders might be in our DNA as “part of the logic of evolution,” the author suggests, but it’s also instilled and reinforced by cultural production.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

I try to be in the bed definitely before midnight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

He won’t be in the honors program at Oakview with me?

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison