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Example Sentences

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A “safe” investment is one that loses money slowly enough that you blame yourself instead of your adviser.

From MarketWatch

If you make any kind of sandwich that you would normally make, but use that bread instead, it ups the game.

From Los Angeles Times

Waiting could pay off for people who want more in their paychecks instead of big refunds — but who don’t want to tinker with their withholdings.

From MarketWatch

Because he reads the texts edited for the U.S. market, he says “ate” when a character has eaten something, instead of the English “et.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Maybe we’d stop dismissing each other as lazy and entitled and instead try to understand one another’s needs and background.

From Salon