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Example Sentences
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The national median existing-home price rose 1.8% in June to a record $440,600 as high mortgage rates kept homeowners from selling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The question of when having a lot of books becomes having too many books is subjective, but that’s never kept anyone from asking.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Part of a 1,700-year-old copy of Homer's poem, kept at Manchester's John Rylands Library, was taken to New York in a bespoke case for the viewing.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The decision followed a row over immigration reforms with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, one of the few cabinet members who Burnham has kept in post, who accused Tapp of breaching the Ministerial Code.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
They made room for us as best they could but the mattress sloped and I kept sliding to the floor.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
