Example Sentences

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Newcastle go into Saturday's match after the League Cup holders' defence of their first major domestic trophy in 70 years ended on Wednesday as Manchester City completed a 5-1 aggregate semi-final win.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Social media reviews are now part of the vetting, meaning visa holders’ online activity could be scrutinized for hostility toward the U.S. or antisemitism, according to a Washington Post report.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2025

While the CPI is still above the Reserve Bank of Australia’s target band of 2-3%, the bigger than expected slowdown will raise mortgage holders’ hopes that relief on interest rates could be within sight.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024

The panel found that the agency’s cataloging of the contents of the privately rented boxes, without individual criminal warrants for each, violated the box holders’ 4th Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2024

At all events, 'the foreign holders' of Confederate bonds are informed by Jefferson Davis, that this is the law.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various