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Example Sentences

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Nonetheless, those four little words - not fit for purpose - were followed by large consequences.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

A.I. is not ready to take on the U.S. tax code.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Rail services did not operate at all from high-level platforms at the nearby high-level Glasgow Central train station for 10 days after the fire.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The heir has no freedom to designate the recipient of the disclaimed asset, as in, “I want this disclaimed amount to go to person X but not person Y.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But I’d been so in my head, I’m not sure I actually heard any of it.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith