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Example Sentences
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The ratio’s average level over the past decade is 23.5%, slightly lower than the March figure.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Two years earlier, that figure was about 15%.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government announced the staggering figure at a press conference in Mexico City last month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Leo has often been described as a more conciliatory and less confrontational figure than Francis, who clearly emerged from what might be called the center-left of the Latin American church.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Glasses flashed as the figure leaned forward, looking back out at me.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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