Example Sentences
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SpaceX, the company owned by Elon Musk, achieved a record 165 orbital launches in 2025 and also conducted several test flights of its Starship megarocket.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
It also said it had sold off the trademark and other assets related to Maple Street Biscuit Co. a fast-casual chain it had owned, and said it would close that chain’s 16 remaining locations.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Canada wants to create a locally owned AI backbone, as do dozens of other countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Grok, the AI chatbot within X, the social platform owned by Elon Musk, also last year saw hundreds of thousands of chat logs made publicly available though online search.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Dr. Johnson was mocking Americans who wanted it both ways—they complained about taxes they considered unjust, but at the same time, many of them owned or traded slaves.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
