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Example Sentences

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These findings provide a clearer picture of how ocean currents, atmospheric conditions, and shifting continents worked together to reshape Earth's climate, offering valuable context for understanding future changes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

“And it’s great to see that she’s doing it in a historical context that’s getting more people to care about wolves.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

He later posted on Truth Social “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!” with no other context.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

But according to the Paris police department, in "an international and national context which is particularly tense" the gathering was "exposed to an important terrorist risk toward the Muslim community".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

So a false theory can be perfectly reliable when used in the appropriate context.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton