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Example Sentences

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He said his dad was "very career-orientated", who started out as an apprentice in Cwmbran before rising through the ranks to become a mining engineer, working across Scotland, the North East, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

"It doesn't suck," Stanley told AFP when asked how it felt to join the prestigious songwriting ranks.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Its reported energy ranks it among the most powerful cosmic-ray events ever observed, placing it in the same rare category as the "Oh-My-God particle" recorded in 1991.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

If Pulte is personally connected to The Fellowship, he’d hardly be alone in the administration’s upper ranks.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

My eyes stared straight ahead, even though I could hear them close ranks behind me, cutting off any retreat.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia