Example Sentences

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She warned that oil-exporting countries in the Gulf had been badly hit by the war, and face "steep downward revisions to growth this year, with five out of eight countries seeing outright contractions."

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

May Kyut Mon, 29, screams as her contractions increase.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

With each step you take, coordinated contractions in your abdominal muscles help keep you stable and upright.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

After confirming that abdominal contractions drive brain motion, the researchers turned to the next question: how this movement influences fluid flow.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

The doctors were worried and told my parents they might have to induce labor if the contractions didn’t restart.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge