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Example Sentences
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With a backlog in the criminal courts of tens of thousands of cases, prison staff say that simply isn't enough space.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
“Australian meat and, in particular, game has been what Native Australians lived on and enjoyed for thousands of years. Our privilege is to showcase this land and what it has to offer.”
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
The clash generates strong mechanical ground vibrations, or seismic waves, that propagate thousands of kilometres from the origin.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
They have driven billions of dollars in investment and created thousands of American jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
In the ceramics discovered, residues preserved within them for thousands of years held DNA.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
