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Example Sentences
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From Barron's
Batty was more than a mere enforcer, however.
From BBC
Even though users didn’t have to post under real names, the mere fact that the platform knew who they were improved discourse, said Kanyuan Huang from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the study’s co-author.
But the American must be due to rediscover the form that brought two majors in 2024 and render last year's injury-induced inconsistency a mere blip in a fine career to date.
From BBC
At the same time, investors said 2026 is the year AI platforms and agents transition from being mere shiny dashboards and nice-to-have chatbots to competent autonomous workers managing entire workflows.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.