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Example Sentences
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She started importing Korean merchandise as a hobby, with friends, before realising it could turn it into a business.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
When stocks see strong gains, individual investors see this as an opportunity to sell and turn a quick profit.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
It would turn out there was a reason no one ever saw the suspect right in front of them—and that the new twist in the case was just the beginning.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
A hotly contested race for Texas’ 15th congressional district has taken a strange turn: One of the candidates keeps showing up at quinceañeras.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
A turn to the right, a few steps down, right again . . . what an endless labyrinth this prison was.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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