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Example Sentences

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A change of approach initially yielded an upturn in performances, but results started to slide and a run of four defeats without scoring cost them.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

It’s a slide, that’s what you’re meant to do!

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Japanese policymakers have been intervening in the currency market to stem the slide in the Japanese yen.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

But he said he has found AI useful, including—with teachers’ approval, he notes—for building slide presentations and coding maps for his thesis presentation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

What if he didn’t slide completely across the river the second time?

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el