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Example Sentences
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Mr. Trump was talking to Tucker Carlson by phone in the weeks before the Iran war commenced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
After returning to London and being seen by a specialist, it was decided that surgery is not needed with a managed recovery programme to be commenced instead.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Structural removal commenced Tuesday and is now 6.5% complete, and there are around 200 people working on the site around the clock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
That’s changed since last fall, when a historic borrowing spree to fund AI infrastructure commenced.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
“Jest fore Li’l Beulah got thar, a storm come up and hailstones big as this commenced a-fallin’.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
