Example Sentences

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Then, Mary explains why it’s getting harder for investors to avoid exposure to AI thanks to the index funds who are bending their rules for companies like SpaceX.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

"We are bending backwards to help but we don't have a magic wand," she said, calling on African governments to help with tax breaks and investments of their own.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Landlords are bending over backward to accommodate pets.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

If people are bending reality, by contrast, then this approach is very much a non-starter.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2024

"Oh, when you are bending down to kiss Princess Ryra and are wawrking into tree."

From —And Devious the Line of Duty by Schelling, George Luther