Example Sentences

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Reaching balance over the next decade would require a combination of increased revenue and decreased spending of a daunting $18.5 trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Reaching $1.3 billion in adjusted operating income for the segment this quarter “will be an important first step to start to correct that.”

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Reaching his father's time will be hugely challenging - some might say impossible.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Reaching the summit after several hours, they stayed only long enough to take pictures and plant flags as 50-mph winds whipped around them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Reaching from the cliff face to the far horizon is the bluest, flattest, sweetest sight I’ve ever seen.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell