Example Sentences

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The permanent problem is not the one that the book poses: It is, in fact, that intellectuals keep insisting that an economic system deliver spiritual bliss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Florida is the first state in the U.S. to sue OpenAI over claims that ChatGPT poses a risk to children, and Uthmeier said he expects other states to follow its lead.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation remains critical of the project, however, insisting that nuclear waste poses a long-term, serious risk.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

For the third act, which opens with the famous “Ride of the Valkyries,” Gehry designed paper sculpture horses in different poses of motion that, though stationary, activated the stage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Perhaps the seasonally variable climate at high latitudes poses more diverse challenges than does a seasonally constant tropical climate.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond