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Example Sentences
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A drive-through brand opening walk-up shops also flips the recent strategic swerve by chains like Shake Shack and Chipotle toward car-centric formats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The team looked at different game formats and cast about for manufacturers that could supply individual components before settling on a hybrid approach that relied on one main manufacturer and several smaller suppliers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
He was talked about as the world's best all-format batter after his 149 against India last summer but has averaged 27.15 since then across formats.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
This year her department has a slate of 44 new and returning scripted series from the U.S. and Canada, excluding stand-up, comedy formats and adult animation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Familiar examples include standardized weights and measures, electrical voltages and cables, computer file formats, and paper currency.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
