Example Sentences

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Recognizing she would never win his approval, she eventually stopped seeking it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Recognizing this, some oncologists have begun administering drugs with restraint rather than abandon, aiming to keep the cancer in check rather than creating conditions that predispose to the rapid growth of resistant cells.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Recognizing that the film-noir genre, to which “Point Blank” loosely belongs, had become reliant on melodramatic clichés, Mr. Boorman practiced the fine art of removal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Recognizing that prediabetes can improve without weight loss introduces new opportunities for prevention on a global scale.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Recognizing that his continent-wide estimate did not account for regional variation, Kroeber encouraged future scholars to seek out and analyze “sharply localized documentary evidence.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann