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Example Sentences

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The largest IPO in history is about to start trading.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Yang: This is what I was about to get to.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The president of the United States is about to turn 80.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Timotheus Höttges is about to embark on the most ambitious test of his professional career: trying to push through the largest public-company merger in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“You were about to kiss me. And then you ran away, out of the blue.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse