Example Sentences

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Since the revelations emerged, Romero said, many organizations and people have been contacting the union to support the work it’s continuing to do.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

For days, journalists at BBC News have been contacting big tech companies, trying to find out what they are doing about it.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024

Investigators have been contacting local businesses to see if someone had recently purchased a fixed-blade knife from them.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2022

The “takers” have been contacting me to use the beach house.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022

Snohomish health officials, Public Health – Seattle & King County and the state Department of Health have been contacting the two locations to alert them of the potential exposures, according to a Monday news release.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2022