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Example Sentences

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People are carefully trying to connect the dots, trying to point to places within Dylan’s work where he’s mentioned gangsters or specific moments in American history.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

It’s just fun to try to connect all the dots.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

This accomplishment opens the door to the next goal, demonstrating 'entanglement swapping' between two quantum dots.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

The 56-year-old lawyer and financier argued that the Fed’s forward guidance attempts to tell the world “what its dots will be, what its forecasts will be.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

My head is spinning with the effort of trying to connect the dots on this.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman