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Example Sentences
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Coming after years of work, it raises the prospect that enormous partially-built structures, including a $5 billion dam that was 30% finished, will be simply abandoned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The inside joke among the corporate team he works with is that they operate “in the basement,” where they are expected to grind out work, while the litigators have the more glamorous assignments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Flores was certainly the more active but few of those shots found the target as Scotney threw with precision and purpose - doing the cleaner work.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Phillips, who has a history of high-profile emergency management work, first mentioned the incident in online discussions and later expanded on it in interviews.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
“It’s fine. We’re just doing prep work for the show tonight. If you’re free, you should stop by. The Trixters, they’re playing.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
