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Example Sentences

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That’s the view of a majority of Wall Street economists six weeks after the U.S. conflict with Iran began.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

It seems as if her parents were perpetually fighting their own marital war of attrition, eventually divorcing in the 1970s after their children had all moved out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Lauren Michel Wilfong, a lawyer with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, said they learned of Villegas’ recent arrest after receiving a voicemail from the detention center around midday Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Julian began the series in the early ’90s after coming out, dedicating his work to his lover, Christopher.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

She felt something worse than bad after she’d scanned up and down the menu several times, feeling as if everybody behind her was impatient, even though nobody was yelling at her to move.

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