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Example Sentences

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Spending at furniture stores advanced a whopping 2.2% on the month, a notable gain from February’s outright decline of 0.1%.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Relationships with a seal, an elephant and a rhino, for example — obsessive, protective, loving friendships — all seemed to end if not in outright tragedy, then in shattering heartbreak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The truth is, we do not know exactly what the longer-term costs or benefits will be, but it is inaccurate to say outright that the policy has cost, or is projected to cost, £9bn.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Among those, reorganization or expansion is more likely than outright job losses, according to the study from Alex Martin Richmond, labor economist at the AI research and deployment company.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

By the time we were in high school, he’d become an outright celebrity—charismatic, well connected, and constantly on the move.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama