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Example Sentences

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Victory in the first Test against New Zealand was supposed to be a small step towards shaking off the Ashes hangover.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

It’s usually used to suggest traders may be fooled by a relatively small retracement of a big market dive.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Fidelity Investments, the big brokerage and mutual fund firm, long has had a rule protecting its small retail clients from plunging into initial public stock offerings while the shares were still subject to IPO-related hype.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

This new small worker city—rows of modular units and RV spaces—could rise minutes from the Bison Crossing neighborhood, where the Higginses live.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

It was the first plant she, Virginia, and their mom had planted when they moved into their small house in Tulsa.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith