Example Sentences
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We’ve had plagues and climate change before, to some degree, but until the Manhattan Project, humans weren’t really in control of that kind of existential, destructive power.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
But the fall of Spirit is a symptom of a deeper pathology that plagues both the American airline and automobile industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Counterintuitively, Zander and Petersson believe that prioritizing professional relationships has allowed the band to avoid the destructive infighting that often plagues bands made up of best friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Government inefficiency still plagues the country, and it has the worst pollution on the planet.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Early rock and roll was likened to medieval plagues by the clueless journalists and nervous educators of the time.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
