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Example Sentences

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He added that the energy shock from the Iran conflict is likely to push up inflation across Asia given reliance on Middle Eastern fossil-fuel imports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"We're not talking thousands, we're talking hundreds of thousands of pounds that has been given to charity events, for people that make the effort."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

A mood of high anxiety a few weeks ago has given way to cautious optimism amid a fragile cease-fire and retreating oil prices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

People say Gen Z has become nihilistic—that in the face of our chronic problems we’ve given up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

‘I hope it with all my heart. But, for now, we have to live our lives here – the lives we’ve been given by the Van de Bergs.’

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler