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Example Sentences
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The celebration gained some notoriety when the Washington Post ran a picture of Reagan trying—and apparently failing—to cut in on a dance between Sinatra and Nancy Reagan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
PARIS—Billionaire tech investor Masayoshi Son was in despair three years ago—his reputation stained by bad startup bets and his company’s stock price cut in half.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
A giant vanilla cake with chocolate ganache was cut in dramatic fashion for the gala’s finale while guests mingled around the space hunting down a slice.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Memory makers, Micron included, likely will be “disciplined in adding supply to prevent HBM content from getting cut in AI data centers next year,” Malik wrote.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Almost everyone in the room started singing along and eventually my dad put his drink down and cut in on Benny and my mom, sliding his arm around her waist.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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