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Example Sentences
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The written word compels you to think and a heightened conscience is one of the essential elements required to bring about change.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
It’s a deeper reflection, he suggested, of why and how these scandals keep happening within the “contemporary guru economy,” which has three elements that don’t mix well together: moral authority, celebrity culture and the marketplace.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Its elements have been duplicated, sampled and reimagined so many times that it now exists in countless forms, offering endless ways in.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
A judge earlier ruled that key elements of a prior press policy, which allowed some credentialed journalists to access the Pentagon, were unconstitutional.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Figure 1.70: Syncopation is one of the most important elements in ragtime music, as illustrated in this example from Scott Joplin's Peacherine Rag.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The Martian
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