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Example Sentences
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Osteoporosis is often called a silent disease because bone loss can occur without noticeable symptoms until a fracture happens.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
He is famous for tinkering with music until the last possible minute—sometimes even altering albums online after he puts them out—and the release of “Bully” was anything but straightforward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
This initially brought her some comfort until it came to the cross examination when she was asked if it was "just a night out gone wrong".
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Morgan Stanley doesn’t see supply and demand reaching parity until 2029, a year later than it previously estimated.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
He watched vigilantly until the badger’s squat body disappeared through the trees, but he did not wait for the crackling sound of her departure.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.