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Example Sentences
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Bigger profit expectations for the energy industry, thanks to the spike in oil prices, have also helped pad that estimated figure.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026
Clement’s prophecies over the years, Bartholomew explained, were “often expressed in a vague and obscurantist way,” but “Trump does not appear to have been a figure of particular interest.”
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
“I’ll figure that out and then, obviously, the coaches will figure it out as well.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Each semester, I would take my students to study frustrated users’ attempts to figure out the D.C.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
There was still time to figure something out.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.