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Example Sentences
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A lot of people around my age might read those words and be instantly thrown back to the days of dial-up internet, MSN Messenger and Napster.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
By the time SmarterChild logged off for good in 2007 following Microsoft’s acquisition of the company, it had accumulated more than 30 million “buddies” on AIM, Yahoo, and MSN Messenger.
From Slate • Aug. 12, 2025
The story was then promoted by MSN, a web portal owned by Microsoft.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024
Microsoft must have learned this the hard way, after several serious glitches last year at its MSN news portal.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024
Sometimes kids used MSN Messenger to connect, but mostly we used the tried-and-true, the one and only, the magical portal that was AOL Instant Messenger.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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