Example Sentences

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Sometimes, though, the birds recruit new helpers by kidnapping other groups’ young.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Rights groups’ estimates grow to 10,000 or more dead as new details trickle out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Sable Offshore shares surged after a federal court denied environmental groups’ request to halt the restart of its oil pipeline.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

Year 11 students were initially told to use a hatch and eat outside, but following feedback, the school allowed Year 11s to use other year groups' canteens during a specified time period.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

Now Neel and Wallace scrutinized the two groups’ mitochondrial DNA.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann