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Example Sentences

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Suzanne has taken her mother, in her 80s, to A&E in the East Midlands five times this year.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

"However, we regret that proactive measures taken to prevent secondary damage and explanations based on clear facts regarding last year's data breach were not sufficiently reflected" in the commission's decision, it said.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“He put Exxon out there in a way that created reputational problems it’s taken a long time to recover from.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The video, the affidavit stated, was taken minutes before the 911 call was made that day.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“Have you seen an eighty-four-year-old man—white hair, a long beard? Casper ten Boom! You must have taken medicine to him!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom