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Example Sentences

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By posing for the magazine spread, the bankers had broken the golden rule of finance fashion: Never dress above your station—and certainly never better than the boss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Is he going to rush to answer a prayer for guidance about underfunded parks or broken sidewalks in Los Angeles?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

“Market-implied break-evens have not broken out to levels that would signal a loss of confidence in the Fed’s 2% target.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

“People are sick and tired of a broken status quo; they’re ready for change.”

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Leah later told a story in which the public hated Burr so much that he was pelted with “bricks, broken eggs, sticks, and tin pans” outside the courthouse.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock