Example Sentences

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In experiments involving mice, researchers also developed a way to block its activity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Graham developed her now-familiar modernist principles for working the torso and spine, known as “contraction” and “release,” with her troupe, all female at the time, between 1927 and 1928.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Sodium-ion batteries are not new, as they were first developed in 1980s, but have been slower to catch up, according to the International Energy Agency.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The timeline of the mission had been thrown into question after the New Glenn rocket developed by Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin exploded during a ground test late last month, damaging the launchpad infrastructure.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

These learners have highly developed auditory skills and are generally elegant speakers.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin