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Example Sentences

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Even during periods of low flow, pumps at the southern end of the delta that feed the aqueducts could operate longer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In South Africa, anyone who has been given a prison sentence longer than 12 months without the option of a fine cannot serve as an MP.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Plus, it could finally force Homeland Security to change its ways, no longer insisting that its agents remain masked and unidentifiable.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

It’s more expensive for women due to their longer life expectancy: $524 for a 65-year-old single woman versus $966 for a 75-year-old woman.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

I ask, but as I do I notice that the nameplate beside Mr. Harris’s door no longer says “Mr. George Harris,” and the devastating answer to her presence in the hallway becomes clear.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam