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Example Sentences

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When decisions about food allocation cannot be reviewed or explained, control moves away from human judgment and into software.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Her drive for success and wealth comes from “wanting to get away from that life and what I saw around me,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

But the father of seven said drilling new wells could take away from the well he uses to nourish his horses, chickens, barn cats and dogs.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“First- and second-graders who try on glasses the first time are blown away because they just thought that’s how the world looked,” Carroll said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

You step outside right as your bus pulls away, leaving a black cloud suspended in the air.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith