Example Sentences

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This week in the Help Me Retire column, Alessandra Malito answered questions from a woman who has been experiencing mental and physical stress from a high-paying job and is considering retiring before she turns 50.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

Italy is a so-called "hotspot" for climate change in Europe, and in recent years has been experiencing increasingly extreme weather events.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

And more recently, Vietnam has been experiencing devastating floods, which mobilized Tran, who spoke to me from Haiphong during a break from his advocacy work.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025

Port Sudan has been experiencing blackouts for the past two weeks, which have been made worse by the latest attacks.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

Western civilization has been experiencing a population expansion or explosion that can be measured with a moderate degree of statistical accuracy.

From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Nearing, Scott