Example Sentences

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Food prices fell 1.7% on the year, widening from a 1.6% decline in April, while nonfood prices increased by 1.9%, up from 1.8%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

However, that number has increased dramatically since, thanks in part to an expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic, and nearly 89% of ballots were cast by mail in last year’s special election.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

But its rolling consensus 12-month EPS estimate had increased even more quickly, as that forward P/E was down from 7 at the end of 2025, according to LSEG.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

International aviation and shipping increased by 0.2 MtCO2e as they returned to pre-Covid levels.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Razi leaned back, feeling the increased speed and coolness of the wind as the greenery on either side passed in a blur.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook