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Example Sentences
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Healey is not expected to set out a path to spending 3% of GDP on defence in the Budget, and will instead wait until next spring's Spending Review.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Today, people are increasingly turning to AI chatbots for mental-health support instead of trained human experts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Roman's coronagraph will instead help astronomers search for planets by blocking the glare from their stars.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
The captions aren’t meant to be read by users, exactly, but instead picked up by keyword-trained algorithms that surface the post on your feed.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
He dreamed that Fa was alive again; but instead of a face, he had a blank white stone.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
