Example Sentences

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After all votes were counted, it was clear that Labour had fared much better across the capital city compared to the rest of the country.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

BlackRock’s more diversified business had fared better before Friday’s sharp decline, which put the shares down 11% this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

She remembers asking her medical team how breast-cancer patients like her had fared at the hospital at which she was treated, but, even with so many medical records stored electronically, she got no good answers.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

Cano asked Liou how the camp had fared, as we crept toward it.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023

By magnitude-9 standards, the country had fared well.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland