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Example Sentences
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Stories that rest on personal anecdotes always leave space for doubt, which could make the Times piece more of a Rorschach test for one’s existing politics than an election-shifting revelation.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 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
The success of the publishing industry could never rest on the tiny shoulders of the small hardcover.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 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
Here we stopped and sat down to wait with the rest on the stone floor.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
