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Example Sentences

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"We want to bury our relatives," she said, adding: "We want them to hand him over so we can identify him and be certain."

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

"The broader price picture remains sticky. Wage growth, services inflation, tariffs, supply-chain shifts and fiscal spending can all keep inflation above the Fed's comfort zone, even if energy prices fall," she said.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

Tensions have been running high since a spat earlier this year between the Pentagon and Anthropic over the use of AI in the military showed how thorny the decisions can be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

A convicted people smuggler, once described as "the godfather" of the French migrant camps, is living in Leicestershire and believed to be seeking asylum while working illegally, a BBC investigation can reveal.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Each neuron can have anywhere from 1,000 to 6,000 synapses.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman