Example Sentences

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Labeled the “January Barometer” by famed academic Yale Hirsch, creator of the Stock Trader’s Almanac, the idea of extrapolating first- month returns over the calendar year has proven to be a winner.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Labeled “the devil’s child” for her vitiligo at her orphanage, DePrince found hope in a magazine photo of an American ballerina in pointe shoes.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

Labeled “top secret,” the bleak assessment from early February warns of significant “force generation and sustainment shortfalls,” and the likelihood that such an operation will result in only “modest territorial gains.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023

Labeled incorrigible “bad boys,” they were forging a second attempt to escape from Maj.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022

Labeled Downloadable Cognizance: Defective, rows of Cogs sit lined in tiny holders like rings in a jewelry store.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera