Example Sentences

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“For most of the past two months, markets have displayed an almost supernatural ability to ignore risk,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, wrote in a weekend note.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026

Over the past year, Ukraine and Israel have displayed a potent new fusion of old-style human spycraft with cutting-edge gear, giving clandestine action an outsize impact on high-stakes conflicts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

An impressive record, but fan sentiment around England prior to the impressive display against Serbia was split and there was a sense they had lacked the dominance a team of their quality should have displayed.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

However, several mammal species have displayed severe illness and death after consuming raw milk including cats and mice.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2024

There are answers to these questions, but they are difficult to swallow when millions of Americans have displayed a willingness to elect a black man president of the United States.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander