Example Sentences

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There’s still a severe shortage that has allowed them to raise prices, boosting earnings.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The end of the Irish moratorium on new data centers has allowed Microsoft to try to proceed with plans for a big new data site in Naas, just outside Dublin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The advent of social media and, more recently, AI-driven commerce, has allowed companies to grow much more quickly than in the past.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

That has allowed memory companies to raise prices.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

It’s possible that they’re reacting to the thing that Finn has allowed himself to become.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan