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Example Sentences
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Olu Jacobs, one of Nigeria's best known actors, whose career spanned several decades across theatre, television and film, has died at the age of 84.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
In 2023, Ken Salazar, then the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, said there were at least 200 tunnels that spanned the border.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
That investigation spanned seven years and roped in more than a dozen other automakers, identifying over 4,000 reports of sunroof fractures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Parton’s solo career spanned equally divisive times, launching at the height of the Vietnam War and carrying on for everything that came afterwards.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Up would take her to the covered bridge that spanned the small court to the Tower of the Hand, but that would be the way they'd expect her to go, for certain.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
