Example Sentences

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The IRS examined 0.3% of all individual 2021 tax returns, unchanged from previous recent years.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

BBC Verify has examined how the biggest change to the White House in decades has transformed over the past year.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

And while those apprehensions are examined in the film, they’re never once investigated from Nikki’s point of view.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Asked about that pact alongside Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the Solomons leader said he had been "praying and fasting" about the Chinese security deal and it would be examined by his government.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Mara examined the kiln and placed the nozzle of a bellows into the back.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri