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Example Sentences
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“Nobody’s buying this hotel. Mrs. Roberts is keeping this hotel,” attorney Patrick O’Brien told a TV news crew in late November.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Many energy investors told ProPublica there’s a reason the U.S. hasn’t seen a major new refinery in decades.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
“If a story is told well, if its history seems consistent, then the machinations putting it into place can be temporarily overlooked or turned into a fun story of their own,” Gordon said.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
And somebody once told me that the distance between your public and private self is the amount of shame that you carry.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
“For all the reasons I’ve already told you, my parents can’t either. Sorry.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
