Example Sentences
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If more than two storms occur between now and August a so called "mini-list" of five names will be created, running alphabetically from A to E.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
The companies are listed alphabetically within the six industry groups represented in the index.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025
The following 26 Times staff writers and columnists, listed alphabetically, joined sports editor Iliana Limón Romero sharing to share their favorite sports stories from 2023.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2023
But the custom of naming vitamins alphabetically in order of discovery continued.
From National Geographic • Nov. 9, 2023
“Your final rite of passage requires you to retrieve your name without being bitten by one of the snakes. We will proceed alphabetically, by surname.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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