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Example Sentences

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He paid an initial fee of £15,000 to the care home, which was the equivalent of three months' fees.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Microsoft’s prescient 2019 initial investment in OpenAI came with an agreement that tied the two companies together in more than just financial ways.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The company raised around $1.7 billion in additional funding, including an investment of more than $600 million from the Japanese government, in February after an initial, smaller fundraising at its founding in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Flores said he has considered using solar panels to generate electricity but the initial cost is high as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It is here that the stilted mannequins of my initial acquaintance begin to yawn and stretch and come to life.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt