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Example Sentences

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Guidance should be fairly balanced given the geopolitical tensions, though Nomura anticipates some saber rattling to help contain inflation expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It rotates on its side, has an irregular magnetic field, and is surrounded by moons that may contain subsurface oceans beneath icy crusts.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The FDA won’t enforce certain provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for hemp-derived oral products solely because they contain CBD, Commissioner Marty Makary said in a letter Wednesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The changes include a decision to stop charging metals tariffs on items that do not contain significant quantities of the metals.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Meanwhile, two other groups dug trenches and cleared brush on the hillside, hoping to contain the fire’s spread.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate