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Example Sentences

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The core PCE price index, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, is expected to rise 3%, one-tenth of a percentage point less than previously.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

For utility patents, they found similar results to Fleming and Uzzi: Lone inventors were about 17% less likely to achieve a breakthrough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"I put less pressure on myself. It's been trying, but sticking to that mantra has really helped me."

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Leo has often been described as a more conciliatory and less confrontational figure than Francis, who clearly emerged from what might be called the center-left of the Latin American church.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

“As if the name ‘pigs in a blanket’ sounds any less disgusting?”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison