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Example Sentences

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"Many athletes are raised with the idea that they must always be strong and they don't want to be perceived otherwise."

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

This conclusion is reinforced by economists’ calculations of the so-called natural interest rate, otherwise known as r-star.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Though industry nihilists may argue otherwise, there is one way to give developers and entrepreneurs the comfort to reshore: durable law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“It gives you the permission to go to places that otherwise would be too unbearably saccharin.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

His tone is somewhere between rebuking and resigned, as if he’s disappointed in me but didn’t expect to be otherwise.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse