Example Sentences

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Nathaniel Russo, a junior and teaching assistant for the popular Principles of Economics course, walked into his dorm room to study for finals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

ESG “showed strong market-relative and absolute performance in the decade prior to 2022,” finds Michal Bartek, a researcher at Principles for Responsible Investment.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

It enshrines the commitment to uphold the Seven Principles of Public Life, and details "the overarching duty on Ministers to comply with the law and to protect the integrity of public life".

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

ISO 59014:2024 turns out to be a 38-page report titled “Environmental management and circular economy — Sustainability and traceability of the recovery of secondary materials — Principles, requirements and guidance.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025

Everyone recited the Five Principles of Good Citizenship and the Four Attitudes Leading to Right-Mindfulness, and then a sullen, acne-scarred boy began dishing up.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer