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Example Sentences

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The US Constitution explicitly bars the establishment of any official religion, but the expression of any is also explicitly protected.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The agency announced Friday that Donald Do was arrested and charged with submitting false paperwork in an attempt to obtain a permit that would enable him to ship wild and protected turtles to Asia.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Hadavi told BBC Verify that the "psychological implication" of increasing FPV strikes appears to be significant on Israeli troops, given their capacity to threaten highly protected armoured vehicles.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

But there is significant and respected scholarship that goes much further and holds that the Constitution is a pro-slavery, and pro-Southern, document which protected that vile institution.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

The Afterlife had protected him for six years, and he’d grown slow and comfortable in that time.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman