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Example Sentences

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For example, instead of an insurer simply paying out after an accident, they may shift their value proposition from "repair and replace" to "predict and prevent."

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

But I just feel it's going to be a team who are really good at keeping the ball and that points me in the direction of Spain instead.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Buddhist mantras should be chanted while the baby is being delivered, but he can't remember the words, so he plays them from his phone on speaker instead.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Anthropic says most queries about cybersecurity or biology and chemistry will be routed instead to the lower-tier model, Opus 4.8, which was made public in late May.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

But Gramma Liz’s admonishment is still in the air, so I try the listening thing instead.

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