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Example Sentences

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Plumb came up with a new name for these areas: the "shuttered front", a string of constituencies with struggling High Streets that Power to Change think could play a pivotal role in future elections.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The recent string of payroll figures will complicate his ambitions, and the bond market’s reaction will likely test his dovish resolve.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The eight-minute “Actress” is an aural trip that croons of a lazy wannabe-actress, before it climbs to rocking, triumphal heights with a soaring string section.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

It’s the latest in a string of such cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Nap in the cinema in town, slumped in the back row with my Tigers cap pulled low over my eyes, drifting off to the eerie string music of Son of Frankenstein.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin