Example Sentences

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In an updated toll Sunday, the DRC government said the country had 488 confirmed cases and 86 deaths in the epidemic, which it announced on May 15.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

It suggests that on Saturday there were close to 74,000 tickets available across 86 of the 104 matches.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

This man took his Social Security checks at 64 because it accounted for only 20% of his monthly income, and he estimated his longevity at 86 or thereabouts, his approximate breakeven age if he’d waited.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

The Hangzhou-based company eked out adjusted net profit of 86 million yuan, equivalent to $12.7 million, in the three months ended March, down sharply from 29.85 billion yuan a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

By 1959, in spite of six years’ spraying, the university campus had lost 86 per cent of its elms, half of them victims of Dutch elm disease.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson