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Example Sentences
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Equity investors haven’t reacted much to the recent turmoil in bonds, focusing instead on the end of another blockbuster earnings season—and potentially their summer vacations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Rather than providing the usual textbook answer, he instead gave a colourfully uncomplimentary – and unprintable - description of his own first-half performance.
From BBC ● 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
I thought the house was on fire; instead, England had just scored on Brazil.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
She slices dessert—a chocolate skillet cake instead of Texas pralines.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
