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Example Sentences
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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
“You’re asking us to step on our client’s IP and essentially put our entire careers at risk.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The Numero Group put “Eternal Life” on Spotify in 2013.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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
The look in Jonah’s eyes belie it though, and it shatters me a little more, knowing that in choosing to put myself first, I’ve cemented Jonah’s inability to do the same.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
