Example Sentences

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The rise in oil prices is contributing to the unease.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Overstimulation from fast-paced technologies and online gaming is contributing to poor mental and physical health, Abelman believes.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The transition could take place rapidly, he said, adding that some research suggests climate change is contributing to more frequent, extreme swings from La Niña to El Niño.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

She is contributing the maximum to her own account.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Far more often, however, when Maternity exacts but little from the mother, it is because she is contributing but little to the child.

From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella