Example Sentences

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Medicare Advantage insurers have dealt for several years with elevated, postpandemic medical costs.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

One possible explanation: Consumers around the world have dealt with even higher oil prices in the not-too-distant past.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Meatpackers have racked up over $1 billion in losses over the past year as they have dealt with rising cattle costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Successive governments have dealt with Israeli diplomats only as far as allowing technical discussions with Lebanese military officials via the United Nations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

We could have dealt with his absence alone, for Sander had been studying the part of Hamlet's mother, but we were deprived of our Ophelia as well.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood