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Example Sentences
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Donors threatened to pull funds and works earmarked for the museum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
In total, six supersites have been earmarked to be cleared using public money, but they will be assessed first.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Lai's government has earmarked a record NT$1.1 trillion in defence spending for 2027, which accounts for more than three percent of GDP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
But campaigners in areas earmarked for asylum centres have said small communities with limited infrastructure would not be able to cope with large numbers of people.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
To make sure these properties were constant throughout the park, Burnham had his chief engineer, Abraham Gottlieb, test locations earmarked for other buildings.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
