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Example Sentences

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A Meta spokesperson told the BBC the breach was discovered over a year ago, after which the firm said it immediately fired the suspected employee and "referred the matter to law enforcement".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

In the end, it didn’t matter that most of Michigan’s roster had spent only seven months in a Wolverines uniform—or that the Big Ten somehow hadn’t won a national title in men’s basketball since 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

For Abdul-Aal, the only form of resistance still open to him was to stay in his home, no matter what.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Many analysts expressed a view that it was a matter of when, not if, widespread fighting broke out again in Tigray or across the border into Eritrea.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

I wanted to show that I understood the seriousness of the matter and appreciated that I was the one he’d chosen to confide in.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse