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Example Sentences
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The couple sold the home in March for 15% less than they’d paid to buy it in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Oil prices are above pre-war levels of less than $70.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
But even the most optimistic estimates value this part of SpaceX at around $300bn - less than 20% of SpaceX's $1.75trn target valuation.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
That is less than the 801,000 teen jobs that employers added last summer — the weakest on record for teen hiring.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
“And if the children are less than eager to resume their studies, it is no matter,” she told herself, as she hup, hup, hupped down the hallway.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
