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Example Sentences
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Villeda believes these findings could pave the way for treatments that target FTL1 and counter its effects in the brain.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
Anyone dropping off their ballot at a post office on election day should get it postmarked at the counter, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Harvard administrators and some faculty counter that the goal is to fix the culture and challenge students to invest in their coursework.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
A six-minute egg is soft, custardy, a little luxurious — something you eat with toast, standing at the counter, yolk pooling gold across the plate.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
But Theo is already removing his hat and charging over to the woman behind the counter.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.