Example Sentences

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Startups and allied defense industries are filling it, and investors who track those contracts will find the positions before the consensus does.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Raven has gone out of his way to explain why prices are rising, talking to drivers while they are filling up, and posting about the situation on social media.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Many TV stations are filling their hours with more local news as daytime talk goes away.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

They are filling in a picture of a labor market that slowed considerably in 2025 as economists wait for the government’s official January report, due next week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

School’s been canceled and the empty hallways are filling with ghosts.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes