Example Sentences

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The university's newest research has matched DNA from remains with living descendants.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Leaning on its workhorse Falcon 9 rockets, SpaceX launches more often than its competitors in the U.S. and elsewhere, giving it a dominant position in launch services that no rival has matched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Only once in Amorim's turbulent 14-month reign did United win three games in a row and Carrick has matched that run within weeks of his appointment until the end of the season.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Protests in years since have led to occasional property damage, but nothing in Portland has matched the scale of events that followed Floyd’s death.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2025

Wide fluctuations in agricultural   production over the past six years have resulted in an uneven growth rate,   one that on average has matched the 3% annual increase in population.

From The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency