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Example Sentences
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Giovanni tries desperately to renovate the room to make it a home for them, but David cruelly rejects his offering of a future together.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Shares, which trade under the ticker SMCI, have swung in recent days as Wall Street tries to figure out how long the AI frenzy can last.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“Disclosure Day” is underwhelming when it tries to do the same.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Saints, with defence coach Lee Radford on his way to Scotland at the end of the season, have conceded more tries than any other side in the top six.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The evening breeze blows through the cracked hatch and tries to push me backward—right back to doing nothing in my best friend’s basement.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
