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Example Sentences
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The price of the fuel largely used in road hauling, agriculture and construction hit $5.9015, the AAA said, around 30 cents higher than the average just one week earlier.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
The actual Space Force unveiled its new service dress earlier this year after years of development.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Flash memory and data-storage company Sandisk provided a good example of accumulation earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Zheng, the reigning Olympic champion and former world number four, dropped outside the world's top 100 earlier this year while struggling to regain her best form following elbow surgery in July 2025.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
If it really could detect a Butterfly, could it also tell that I’d held a Cocoon in my hand earlier that day?
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
