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Example Sentences

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“You have to develop a great reputation and put in the 10,000 hours before you actually get good at this.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

He put about 10% of his portfolio in credit-default swaps that would gain value if bond investors turned bearish on the automaker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“All that did was put an exclamation point on it,” Brunner said.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The government explains this concentration of wealth as an attempt to put wealth in national, instead of foreign hands.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“But I thought we might put them back in shape. Don’t you think released prisoners might find therapy in growing things?”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom