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Example Sentences
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But until now, no one had really checked whether other primates also have them.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
The world’s No. 1 women’s golfer won for the fourth time in 2026 on Sunday and checked off the biggest item on her to-do list.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Iran has dominated this crucial waterway except when in internal disarray or checked by an outside power, namely Portugal, the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain and, after 1971, the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
He then arrived at The Hobbit pub in Southampton and was checked for ID by the bouncers at the entrance.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
They checked Tom’s bedroom next, but there wasn’t anything unusual there, either.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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