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Example Sentences

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Participating in the festival paid off in other ways too.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Another thing he’d like to see: real yields easing off.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

BTC is off by roughly $20,000 in value since mid-May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“I think the harm reduction model helps us get a lot more people off the street, but veterans who want to be sober should have a place where they can stay sober,” Reynolds said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The brain swells, but the skull stays the same size; a swollen brain can jam itself so tightly it will cut off its own blood supply.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman