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An example comes from how investors react to midterm elections when, as is often the case, the political party occupying the White House loses seats in Congress.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
A jar of soup, for example, costs $15.50.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
Chris Spruce, who was the friends' former teacher, describes Jo and Kush as "a beacon example to our future students".
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Take, for example, elaborate platters of vegetable crudité, complete with cottage cheese, yellow mustard and a sausage or two.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
Kennedy was almost certainly wrong about there being a bomb in the city—it’s probably another example of the big eyes of fear.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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