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Example Sentences

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Today, food moves through supply chains only when it is recognized and approved by digital systems.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

"We are putting our trust in God," Attieh said, since "this is the only glimmer of hope we will not give up on".

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

He said he had deleted the only video on the tablet months before the shooting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The danger is not only that systems fail, but that failures spread quickly when they do.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Harry might be an established member of MAVS, but she wasn’t tribally enrolled, and her grandfather had been her only connection to the culture before he died.

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