Example Sentences

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Investors have poured billions into the hunt for the next Keytruda.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Tens of thousands of dollars in donations have poured into a fundraiser set up for their families.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Investors have poured into buzzy funds that promised exposure to some of the biggest private companies.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Sceptics have poured cold water on the wild theories surrounding the deaths.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

To detect the predicted solar neutrino flux, you need an immense amount of chlorine, so American physicists have poured a huge quantity of cleaning fluid into the Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan