Example Sentences

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"This is a big incentive for us to work intensively on the cost side."

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

"We'll continue to work very intensively with the Belgian government because we don't want to approve something that might not be acceptable for Belgium."

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

The issue is among the most intensively studied in the scientific literature, and the results among the most conclusive: There’s no connection.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

In agricultural settings, about 20% of intensively raised pigs develop osteoarthritis.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2025

Extensive, formerly forested areas of the highlands were converted by traditional New Guinea farmers to fenced, drained, intensively managed field systems supporting dense human populations.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond