Example Sentences

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Retailers are struggling with a jump in returns, especially in larger sizes, as shoppers on GLP-1s shed pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Right now, prices are going up while wages gains are struggling to keep pace.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

"Somebody could be coming up to the shop and they are struggling for food for their children or for themselves. I help them, but they are also helping me."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

On Wednesday in La Paz, thousands of Bolivians queued for hours to buy chicken, a stark sign of how much families are struggling with shortages that have been worsened by protests.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Tonight I find the new sensation, Survivor, on CBS, where “real people” are struggling to light a fire on their desert island.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich