Example Sentences
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As Apple gears up for expected iPhone price hikes, the company is rolling out a new payment option that will let its U.S. users lease devices similar to how they would finance a car.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Or if you’re doing well in your career but taking time to shift gears, then you can bet on your future self.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Here, like “two gears adjusted into the right alignment,” they forge a connection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The company later switched gears toward a listing in London, but that too became snarled in the flare-up of trade tensions between Beijing and Washington last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Ha, ha, ha," she says sarcastically, and I feel the truck shift gears and lurch forward.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
