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Example Sentences

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—Asian equities mostly retreated Wednesday as renewed U.S.-Iran tensions stoked fears of supply disruptions and prompted investors to pull capital from stock markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"And it's basically a sea of ions, which is why we base our technology around it, so we can pull those ions out into an electrospray."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“Butcher is aware on some level that he has this scorched-earth mentality and that he’s willing to do anything to get what he wants — and he needs someone to pull him back,” Quaid says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

He has long championed the idea that Europe must pull together in areas like defence, to make itself less dependent on partners who may prove unreliable.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

We pull up to Wes’s place and he waves at us from the porch.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold