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Example Sentences
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He was so confident in the vaccines’ success, in fact, that he says he bought Moderna stock when he started the trial two years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Arsenal started the defence of their Premier League title with a comfortable 3-0 win over Coventry.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Is it as important as it was when you first started your career?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
A German major at the site, who only gave his first name Martin, told generals visiting the area that it had looked "totally different" before the work started.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
“No. You started talking nonsense. You yelled out to everyone about how you were gonna fix this town and make everything better.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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