Example Sentences

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Thousands of people have gathered at an anti-racism protest in Belfast, after violence erupted across the city this week which saw people's homes, businesses and vehicles targeted.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

The place to watch the IPO’s impact may be in the luxury market, which is the top 10% of homes and starts around the $1.3 million level, Lautz said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 13, 2026

However, without defensible space at individual homes, it is “very difficult for us to be able to combat those fires.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

"We're staying here because we don't want to be looted," two women in a small restaurant said, as some homes and businesses have already been stripped bare.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Nollie and Willem had had homes of their own many years now, and Mama and the aunts were dead, but still I seemed to see them here.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom