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Example Sentences
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Against this inflationary backdrop, Komal Sri-Kumar, head of a global strategies firm bearing his name, says the Fed ought to be considering an increase in its fed-funds target.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
It starts from a belief that these people are operating in a world we don’t understand, and that we ought to leave alone, far from our base everyday politics and civic concerns.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
“In retrospect maybe they ought to have tightened a little sooner and a little more,” Binder said.
From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026
Over the years he has faced down primary challengers, including a former Memphis mayor who argued in 2010 that Tennessee’s delegation ought to have at least one black member.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Finding out that Olka was alive, that some invisible thread still connected us, ought to have made me feel better.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
