Example Sentences

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Scientists fear it will exacerbate the heat of a planet already warming from burning fossil fuels, while amping up weather extremes.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Through our characterization of Carolyn and John, I think we felt those extremes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The U.S. economy has never occupied either of these extremes; over the decades, the pendulum has swung between regulation and competition.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“I’ve spent many years trying to understand what that is. Movie after movie, life experience after life experience, going to certain extremes to say, ‘Oh, is it in the physical world?

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Growing up in Baton Rouge, it was a crowded house, full of clamor and extremes.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers