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Example Sentences

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I feel like we all subconsciously know that it’s not good for us to be relentless workaholics, to always be striving, always moving our own goal posts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The finding does not mean patients should stop taking prescribed medication on their own.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

And can the company hold its own if stablecoins turn mainstream?

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

Such investors can be too smart for their own good.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

“Doesn’t it? And Lucy, of course. She paints. Sometimes she even makes her own paint.”

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