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Example Sentences
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“Now would be the time to sell some of it, if not all of it.”
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Pulte’s grandfather, at one point one of the wealthiest men in the world, built a Fortune 500 company and gave tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars to charity before his 2018 death.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Special events was the logical, if not natural, next step.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Even so, the results suggest that where nitrate comes from may matter just as much, if not more, than how much is consumed.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
She and Vivian were friendly, if not friends.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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