Example Sentences

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Beyond iPhone sales and memory prices, another concern is plaguing Apple investors: the company’s AI strategy, or lack thereof.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

Malodorous fumes wafting in the summer sun – an unsightly mess is plaguing American cities from coast to coast this summer.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

The risk of being arrested and deported versus the need for economic security is plaguing undocumented vendors throughout Los Angeles, said Elba Serrano, the associate vice president of East L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

It’s the same story about media, and attention, and eyeballs that is plaguing us everywhere.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2023

"No, no, dear snip, it is not indigestion, but rather it is that music, which is plaguing me."

From Figures of Earth by Cabell, James Branch