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Example Sentences
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As California’s wine industry struggles, a family-owned vineyard spanning 3,500 acres is for sale after its exports to Canada dropped 35% in a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Archaeological remains are often dated using radiocarbon techniques that can produce time windows spanning many decades or even more than a century.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Through works spanning two centuries and more than 60 tribes and nations, the exhibition shows how these often marginalized groups represented, celebrated and advocated for themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The Crown Prosecution Service originally brought 21 charges, but added 38 more in July for alleged actions spanning between 2010 and 2017.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
We have a second arc of coherence spanning the text, which links all the manifestations of cold weather.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
