Example Sentences

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It is hitting one of the most volatile regions of one of the world’s most fragile states.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Trade between the two countries is hitting prepandemic heights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"On the scale of millions of years, the mantle is hitting the craton and then flowing around it," Koper said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

At a time when the affordability crisis is hitting even well-off Americans, baby boomers are one cohort that is shrugging off the increased cost of living.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The enormity of what’s happened is hitting me in waves.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan