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Example Sentences

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"Either way, Congress will thereby retain its authority over the nation's property and its oversight over the Government's spending."

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Knowing your track record, you write a column predicting the Dodgers will not win the World Series this year, thereby ensuring that they will, in fact, win the World Series this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Some investors may be seeing Google’s announcement as a sign that AI players won’t need so much memory going forward, thereby crimping the massive pricing power of suppliers like Micron.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

They also justify his choice to continue the campaign, degrading Iran’s missile and drone infrastructure and thereby its ability to support proxies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The long answer was that there were huge sums of money to be made, if you could somehow get them re-rated as triple-A, thereby lowering their perceived risk, however dishonestly and artificially.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis