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Example Sentences

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"When she died I said to her, 'now love, you made me not investigate all these years and I kept my word, " Steve says.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

China’s factory-gate inflation accelerated in May as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East kept fueling higher energy and commodity costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Management kept its adjusted earnings forecast unchanged at 30 cents to 34 cents a share.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

This solves the overfunding concern that has kept families from contributing aggressively.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The evening’s activity had to be kept brief because the city now had electricity only a short while each night, and candles had to be hoarded for emergencies.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom