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Example Sentences

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“I’m not a father yet, but to me, the closest thing to being an expectant father was like, ‘Oh, my TV partner has a baby on the way!’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It could give Craig Bellamy's side the chance to beat them and try and lay claim to being unofficial world champions.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The SpaceX IPO could lead to 8% of America’s current-account deficit being refinanced in a single day.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

That uplift isn’t being factored into the current multiple on the stock, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"You make me very proud. You are capable of being a good governor, not of one but of many islands."

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios