Example Sentences

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"USCIS's hold on adjudications cannot be attributed to anything that these individuals did wrong; rather, it arises solely by the happenstance of their birth," the judge said.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

This arises because the cars are fundamentally energy starved this year - they simply cannot recover sufficient electrical energy to be able to have full power at all times a driver would want.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The legal problem arises if it fails to inform its customers about its self-interested conflicts that steer its recommendations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The danger arises when people believe that the model is retrieving truth rather than generating likelihoods.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

In other versions the dead bird bursts into flames, and the new one arises from the ashes, but the worm story is very old, told no doubt by an early biologist.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas