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Example Sentences

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"That momentary satisfaction, when you have taken revenge by taking the remote control into your own hands and seen the results of your work with your own eyes."

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Patients taking ibuprofen showed less improvement in short-term verbal memory than those who were not taking the medication.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

In Congress and other positions, Becerra earned a reputation as a cerebral, analytical politician who would fully commit to his positions after taking time to mull them through.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He said he experienced a more frequent need to urinate during and shortly after the precision radiotherapy, but within five weeks was taking part in an archaeological dig he had long been planning.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In late 1967, the US government, taking into consideration all her services during the war, finally grants her something much more permanent than residency: citizenship.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly