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Example Sentences

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The initiative claims the cap would bring more stability to game days and push drivers toward commercial lots instead of residential streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The extra return that investors get for holding U.S. companies’ bonds instead of ultrasafe Treasurys is hovering near multidecade lows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

This week is light on the earnings front, but markets will be watching two other metrics instead: inflation and emotions.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

I also hoped he would eventually reveal his true opinions instead of telling me what he thought I wanted to hear.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

What if instead of coming in 201st in the telephone operator exam I had come in 202nd?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse