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Example Sentences

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Officers also attended a number of smaller, but peaceful demonstrations in Edinburgh, Falkirk, Perth, Ayr and Paisley, and no arrests were made.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

There’s little doubt AI will boost productivity, economists we surveyed said, and smaller and newer companies should benefit from its growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

AMD looks to have decided it better follow in Nvidia’s footsteps, although it is at a considerably smaller scale.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A retiree who claimed at 62 with a permanently reduced check then takes the same percentage cut on the smaller base.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Nim, feeling smaller than the limpets she’d eaten for lunch, crawled up beside her.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr