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Example Sentences
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Some have rejected the idea of machine consciousness outright, including Pope Leo XIV and Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Slowing wage growth even as inflation accelerates is a sign that workers are having a hard time moving up to better-paying jobs, even if outright unemployment is low,” Adams of Fifth Third said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
Executives from ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, Phillips 66 and their lobbyists consulted Trump’s team on diesel supplies in recent days, advising the administration to pursue alternatives to an outright export ban, some of those people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Fast-forward four years to June, and Luna received 44.2% of the vote in this primary — less than six points short of winning the race outright — versus Villanueva’s 21.7%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
According to Mrs. Clarke, the encounter could only be described as toreadorical: the outright threats and faked retreats, the defiant swirl of Lady Constance’s red skirts, the snorting, stamping protest of Lord Fredrick.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
