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Example Sentences

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Next week our weather patterns will become more typical for the time of year with the Atlantic jet stream returning to the north-west of Scotland, rather than taking an unusual position near Morocco.

From BBC

She also said she was concerned the tax money was not earmarked for healthcare costs but rather would go into the general fund, giving officials more discretion over how it gets spent.

From Los Angeles Times

"Whilst we acknowledged Twentieth Century Studio's comment that the smaller figure was not actually a human, but rather a 'synth' robot, we considered that was not clear from the ad," the ASA added.

From BBC

The rise of private credit—direct loans to companies made by private funds, rather than traditional banks—has given more companies access to the debt markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

That would mean controlling money supply through interest rate policy rather than focusing on trying to balance full employment and price stability.

From Barron's