Example Sentences

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The company’s outlook for the core advertising business for the second quarter included a 50% gain in revenue year over year, excluding some discontinued parts of the business.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

I am concerned that benefits could be reduced or even discontinued if Social Security runs out of money in the coming years.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The trial was discontinued a week into the proceedings.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Roughly half of all patients discontinued their GLP-1 medication within one year, defined as going at least 60 days without treatment.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

But these tours had been discontinued long before Lina was born.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau