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Example Sentences
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South Korea's captain and icon Son Heung-min is at his fourth World Cup and brings experience, but their hopes don't just rest on him - Lee Kang-in of Paris St-Germain should shine too.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Yet he argues the expansion rest on a narrow pillar of growth — what he calls the “Three A’s” — that makes the economy more fragile than it seems and vulnerable to a big slowdown.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
I do not believe that the entire stock market should rest on my having access to a grocery list power tool.
From Slate • May 24, 2026
Kasten, who has 30 employees, plans to use some of the money to cover the cost of a two-week trip to Vietnam to find new suppliers and the rest on inventory.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
My hands rest on my pocket where my map is tucked inside.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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