Example Sentences

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Hiring trends have been looking sunnier this spring after a weak patch for the labor market in the fall and winter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

They were looking for reward, but they should also have been looking for risks.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

He believes Toto is an extreme example of how investors have been looking beyond “first-order” AI beneficiaries and into the “second- and third-order supply chain.”

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

"He'll have been looking forward to this match, but the Crucible can be a lonely place at times."

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

My first reaction was to try to believe that they must have been looking beyond us, or were going to fill us in as to just what was so disgusting.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth