Example Sentences

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The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York said it had charged Michele Spagnuolo, a Google engineer, with breaking insider trading laws because of several bets he placed through the platform.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Trump later told reporters that a gunman he described as a "lone wolf" and a "whack job" had charged through security screening just outside the ballroom.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

By the time Attorney General Merrick Garland named the prosecutor to the job—in November 2022—the Justice Department had been investigating the events of Jan. 6 for 22 months and had charged hundreds of people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Two days later, Mulvaney withdrew a lawsuit in Kansas state court that had charged four lenders with saddling borrowers with annual interest rates as high as 950%.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

It thrilled with the same electricity that had charged the afternoon, and I tossed and turned restlessly, waking often.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer