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[sen-tns] / ˈsɛn tns /




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Thompson is already serving a six-year sentence after he was jailed at a London court for his role in another VAT fraud scheme.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Newall, 49 of Edinburgh was given a five-and-a-half year sentence and Lang, 68 of Cambuslang, in South Lanarkshire, was sentenced to four years imprisonment.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

If he violates the terms of his probation, he would have to serve his entire prison sentence, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Sunny: “Please make a sentence using a synonym for ‘clean.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

I can barely catch a full sentence: Denny’s mom said she’d drive only him . . . but both of them suspended from the bus . . . how I couldn’t stop .

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila




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