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Example Sentences
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Toscano says he tries to balance discretion and disclosure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
“Disclosure Day” is underwhelming when it tries to do the same.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Manufacturing is at the heart of everything the world’s largest food company is doing as it tries to revive its shares following a bruising spell.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Amid the social inequity and climate apartheid, Fox tries offering hope, preaching about empathy with lines like “sharing is stronger than hoarding.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
She mostly scribbles and tries to make letters, and I work on the winged leopard.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
