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Example Sentences
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Net profit jumped to 1.38 billion euros from 1.31 billion euros in the quarter a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Gen. Steven Marshall argued that the high court’s decision in favor of Louisiana “vindicates Alabama position on the lawfulness” of its earlier voting map.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The move directly parallels earlier efforts to secure domestic supply chains for chips and critical minerals.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
It was the removal of wartime leader Churchill that particularly irked politicians earlier this year.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
It was the mattress left behind by whomever had lived there earlier that had inspired him.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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