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Example Sentences

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The combination of high prices and slower wage growth means Americans have to make do with less, at least until inflation begins to recede again.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

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

How could one captain not be in charge because of a nightclub incident, with the replacement less than a year on from a nightclub incident of his own?

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Oil prices are above pre-war levels of less than $70.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

As flowers bloomed or vegetables ripened, talk was less of the bitter past, more of tomorrow’s weather.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom