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Example Sentences

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About 4.6 billion years ago, the young Sun was surrounded by a massive disk of gas and dust.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Diagnosed years ago with pulmonary fibrosis, he was 95.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Lord Wolfson told the BBC that just two years ago, Next typically received 10 applicants for every job in its shops, but that number had since risen to 19.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

When I bought the building in Lakewood, Ohio, decades ago, a gigantic Doberman lived in apartment 400.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Hours ago, Clare had told Gingersnipes that nearly every living thing had a soul.

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