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Example Sentences
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His offspring are made of lesser stuff than him, but our hero manages to earn redemption by flinging a stockcar around a tri-oval racetrack 180 times at 200 miles per hour.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
"There's a lot of stuff that can be done with older models, or lesser models, or small language models," said technology analyst Jack Gold, founder of J.Gold Associates.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
The revenue growth was driven by new restaurant openings and, to a lesser extent, comparable restaurant sales, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Hamilton” looms large as an influence in this show spun from a lesser known chapter of American history — the story of the Underground Railroad that led south to Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Me an outsider in my own family, always lesser than my big brother, the apple of my parents' eyes?
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
