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Example Sentences

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Scientists have long noticed that underwater earthquakes along these faults often remain smaller than geological conditions might otherwise permit, as though some natural mechanism limits their maximum size.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

We know this because Charles Dance recites Michelangelo’s snidest journal passages throughout, bringing a welcome pettiness to an otherwise staid chapter of art history.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

"I think that means that there will be more choice, there will be more powerful medicines which could help people who would otherwise have to have bariatric surgery," he said.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s long-anticipated summit ended with both suggesting an agreement to reset their relationship, but with few concrete breakthroughs otherwise.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

His tone is somewhere between rebuking and resigned, as if he’s disappointed in me but didn’t expect to be otherwise.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse