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Example Sentences
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We believe findings here are likely to hold in other places similarly dependent on agriculture, as farmers from Wisconsin to Delaware speak up about their reliance on immigrant labor.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Officials have been using chemicals, including reportedly hydrogen peroxide, to clean a green algae bloom which has taken hold in the pool since it was re-filled following a paint job earlier this month.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
A previous truce was meant to have taken hold in Lebanon on April 17 but has never been observed, with the violence only escalating since.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Buoyed by the prospect of a ceasefire that may finally take hold in Lebanon, investors pushed many U.S. stocks higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Zero had taken hold in the West, and despite the papacy's objections, it was too strong to be exiled once more.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
