Example Sentences

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California currently provides a grace period for ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked by and received within seven days of election day.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The program, which was created by Congress in 1965, provides training for vulnerable older adults including veterans, people with disabilities, those with limited education, people with limited English skills and those at risk of homelessness.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

It provides a shock to either restart the heart if it stops beating, or to jolt it back into a regular rhythm if abnormalities are detected.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The telescope would allow wide area observations of the lunar surface during strong solar flares, when the Sun provides more intense X-ray illumination.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

The act remedied this insanity to some extent; it provides an “innocent owner” defense to those whose property has been seized.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander