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Example Sentences

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These changes aren’t cost-driven, as Sony is instead hoping to prioritize growth under new business strategies implemented by its new chief executive, Ravi Ahuja.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“Don’t go back to the moon,” Gregory Asimakis argued in a Houston Chronicle op-ed, saying it wasn’t worth the price tag and we should’ve launched robots instead of four humans.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The workers opting to retire instead of taking on AI.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

If this person instead donated $40,000 to a DAF at the end of 2025, they could take the full deduction, with the DAF distributing the money to the charity over the next four years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

He pats down his breast pockets, presumably looking for something to read or otherwise occupy his time, but, finding nothing, he instead folds his hands in his lap and looks studiously down at his thumbs.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse