Example Sentences

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Governments, banks and other institutions have based policies on models unconnected to reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Vacant data centers would pose a “severe budgetary threat” to the utilities sector, as “regulated utilities around the country have based their power procurement decisions and rate-setting decisions on data-center demand growth,” Arun added.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

The Angels, who have failed in developing pitching and have based their rebuilding strategy on drafting polished college players and rushing them to the major leagues, passed on Yesavage.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

“We have based our entire business model,” he said, “around one man doing one thing.”

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

“Mia, you don’t have a disease. You don’t even have a problem, exactly. What you have, based on what your mother told me, is a condition that is harmless. It’s called synesthesia.”

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass