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Example Sentences
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But he notes that many consumers locked in low mortgage rates in recent years, shielding them from higher rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Hours later, reporters were still locked out and a state dinner with President Xi of China went ahead without them.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
“She looked up at me, nodded, and as her huge, sad eyes locked on to mine, she said in a quiet voice: ‘But, Carlos, my husband is in love with his valet.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
With the two global powers locked in a race to develop artificial intelligence, concerns that the technology could spin out of human control have soared in recent weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Jonah wondered if that also applied to boys opening locked safes and looking at secret papers.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
