paragraph
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Notably, the paragraph says nothing about the U.S. making arrangements for the safe passage of vessels, which Iran has seized on to attack ships that use a U.S.-coordinated route, the official said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The framework’s first paragraph declares “the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026
The first paragraph of the agreement notes that the US, Iran and allies will declare an "immediate and permanent" termination of military operations on "all fronts" - including Lebanon.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
I had to pause momentarily while writing this paragraph just to wipe a tear from the corner of my eye.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Many of the national reviewers who wrote their opinions of Warriors Don’t Cry mentioned this paragraph as being significant, beautifully written, and haunting.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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But now and again he produces sentences, sometimes entire paragraphs, that make you sit up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Its policy statement on Wednesday consisted of four short paragraphs, while previous statements, such as the one in April, included traditional boilerplate items, comments on recent events and details of policy votes by committee members.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Trump and his aides have heralded as a major accomplishment the eighth of the framework’s 14 paragraphs, which states: “The Islamic Republic of Iran reaffirms that it shall not procure or develop nuclear weapons.”
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026
Nonetheless, just two short paragraphs generated a great deal of controversy.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
I sit at my desk now, surrounded by versions of paragraphs and pages of this book, considering that question.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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The candidate is advised to go over his paper carefully before the end of the hour, to make sure that it is correctly spelled, punctuated, and paragraphed.
From Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College by Gilbert Sykes Blakely
Nobody likes to be paragraphed; and for my part I should only be too happy to extinguish the Sun and every other newspaper were it only in my power.'
From The Infernal Marriage by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
They are very brief, follow a prescribed form and, if necessary, are paragraphed in the same way as the letter.
From Military Instructors Manual by Oliver Schoonmaker
Well, it's been paragraphed in all the papers.
From The Ghost A Modern Fantasy by Arnold Bennett
The ear of society?—they were talking, or almost, as if he had publicly paragraphed a modest young lady.
From The Wings of the Dove, Volume II by Henry James
Identify how genre conventions for structure, paragraphing, tone, and mechanics vary.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
Correctly identify and use conventions of the personal narrative genre, including structure, paragraphing, tone, and mechanics.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
It's a massive book, littered with obscure references, and is written almost entirely in unattributed speech, with no chapter breaks and very little paragraphing.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2013
Caro now says that Shawn agreed to restore all the changes he cared most deeply about, but the magazine version nevertheless differs from the original and changes Caro’s punctuation and paragraphing.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2012
Among the many dumb rules of paragraphing foisted on students in composition courses is the one that says that a paragraph may not consist of a single sentence.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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