Example Sentences

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Individuals may be rushing for the exits at private-credit funds, but institutions are committing fresh money.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

With CDs, you are committing to a set period of time.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Investors want to know the volume of gigawatts the companies are committing to and what they’re paying for it, among several other things, said Krishna Chintalapalli, a portfolio manager at asset manager Parnassus Investments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

If you “stop at a gasoline station, you are committing a crime,” Deputy Solicitor Gen. Sarah Harris told the court.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

The Fourth Amendment, the court reasoned, forbids the police from seizing people and searching them without some individualized suspicion that they have committed or are committing a crime.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander