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Example Sentences

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Thankfully, the countdown can now be measured in hours and minutes rather than months, with the 98th Academy Awards slated to start Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times

Together, the studies provide new insights into fast radio bursts and suggest they could become valuable tools for studying the universe, rather than remaining mysterious cosmic oddities.

From Science Daily

The review stresses that both clinicians and caregivers should view melatonin as a biologically active hormone rather than a harmless supplement.

From Science Daily

This finding may be reassuring for people who eat tomatoes and carrots, since the parts we typically consume are the fruit and the roots rather than the leaves.

From Science Daily

The idea behind the park was to display modern sculptures in natural outdoor settings rather than traditional galleries.

From BBC