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Example Sentences
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Within hours of carrying the first telegram across the English Channel in 1850, the earliest “submarine telegraph”—27 miles of copper wire wrapped in a rubbery substance called gutta percha—was broken by a fishing trawler.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Is he going to rush to answer a prayer for guidance about underfunded parks or broken sidewalks in Los Angeles?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
The market snapped back because the underlying AI trade was never broken.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
SpaceX was founded in 2002, and has since broken new ground for private space flight.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Even with a broken hand, he looks proud, glorious.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
