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Example Sentences

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“The bar for us in a quality equity strategy is to not take fliers on entrepreneurs in a garage on Sand Hill Road,” Hanson said, referring to Silicon Valley’s so-called Wall Street of the West.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Federal regulations bar airlines from retroactively charging customers a new or increased fuel surcharge once they have already paid for their flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Gavin Boyle is operations manager at Wunderbar, a live-music bar which has two venues in Glasgow and employs 130 staff.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“Unique ballot envelope identifiers, such as bar codes, enable confirmation that only citizens receive and cast ballots, reducing the risk of fraud and protecting the integrity of Federal elections.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

I pull out the bar of soap I was given at the training camp, and she points to a corner of the house that has been turned into a small washroom.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar