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Example Sentences

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The U.S. evacuated most personnel but has kept a small staff on the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Matt O’Brien said Rinderknecht knew the area well because he had lived there a few years earlier, before moving to a small apartment in North Hollywood where “his life started to deteriorate.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

The majority of asylum seekers living in hotels entered the country after crossing the English Channel on small boats.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

A small subset likely will leave the country, but many will remain without status.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Father knots the broken sack, lifts the small packet of lard and the one good egg left.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes