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Example Sentences
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The next earnings season is still several weeks away, but investors may not have to wait that long for clues about whether Friday’s selling was justified.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
Labour MP Florence Eshalomi, who chairs the committee, said leaseholders had been "waiting for too long for successive governments to tackle the unfair leasehold system".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Anxious American allies in the region and beyond long for an end to the war’s energy and trade disruptions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
With frame rates beyond what our eye can perceive, it did not take long for movies to appear nearly as realistic as life itself.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
He had worked so hard, and so long, for all the winter...
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
