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Example Sentences

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His father continued sending money home - $500 to $600 every month, which is a huge sum in the poor South Asia nation.

From BBC

Weeks of evidence presented to the court showed how the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday paid large sums to a network of information providers to help journalists write stories.

From BBC

The ad business, which itself leans into AI and machine learning, will give the company a solid base even as it spends eye-watering sums on AI.

From Barron's

The company has raised nearly $1.4 billion since 2000, among the largest sum of any fusion venture, but its capital needs were swelling.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But when you sum them all up together, it’s actually quite a substantial deviation from that standard.”

From Barron's