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Example Sentences
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Medicare is the primary or only source of healthcare for most older Americans.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The article portrays California’s 2026 governor’s race as unusually unsettled and “confounding,” with many voters either undecided or only weakly committed to a choice, even as the primary enters its final weeks.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
He laments the absence of such discourse in the Villages; people either don't talk politics, he says, or only discuss it with those they know well or are certain to share their views.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
“Focus on the most vulnerable or only some limited part of the middle class.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Lee said angrily, “I guess I’ve been wasting my time. Are you lying to yourself or only to me?”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
