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Example Sentences

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Bryant died in a helicopter crash less than five years later.

From Los Angeles Times

The move came less than two months after Chicago acquired Ivey from the Detroit Pistons.

From Los Angeles Times

“We had high-performing officials who worked this year’s championship games and the Super Bowl who were paid less for those games than what they were paid for a regular-season game. That certainly isn’t rewarding performance.”

From Los Angeles Times

Micron’s stock is down 27.5% from its peak close achieved less than two weeks ago.

From MarketWatch

Others have turned toward astrology, a less scientific but increasingly popular way of divining meaning from the night sky.

From The Wall Street Journal