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Example Sentences

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"I would tell you the story of how I originally met Rick, but I think it might be too rude," he said.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

In CPB’s Big Bend Sector project, for example, contractors were ultimately required to install cattle fencing and cattle guards — something Posillico’s lawsuit contends was not what the government originally asked of potential contractors.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

"MouseMapper is built on a foundation model, which means it generalizes far beyond the data it was originally trained on," says Ying Chen, co-first author of the study.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

After all, Nvidia was built originally on sales to gaming platforms.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The Hunley was originally designed to attack a ship using a torpedo-like explosive floating device that was towed at the end of a long rope.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler