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Example Sentences

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This is something he’s believed for over 40 years, and there’s no talking him out of it.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

He said that consumers were still spending, despite anxieties over what direction the economy might take.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

FAU’s rivals soon circled May’s program and picked over his roster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Just over a year after the unveiling of the "Frankfurt Silver Inscription" -- the oldest known Christian written testimony north of the Alps -- attention is once again turning to this ancient site.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

I look over his shoulder, scanning for any of the deadbeat “friends” he left us for.

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