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Example Sentences
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Another strength of the Chinese is that they are able to retool and refit their refineries much quicker to treat different grades of crude.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
Aircraft manufacturers rely on an interconnected network of suppliers for engines, electronic systems and specialized components, leaving manufacturers competing for what suppliers are physically able to deliver.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Without them, the government would not have been able to show whether its target could be met before the election.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
"It was in our Danish material that we first detected a signal. That gave us a concrete hypothesis, which we were then able to investigate in larger datasets," says Flemming Damgaard.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
If his words were liquid, I’d be able to catch the contempt that dripped from them.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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