Example Sentences

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It would take another 16 years before dots and dashes reliably flowed between Great Britain and North America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The rare Bundibugyo strain circulating in Congo wasn’t reliably identified by most available Ebola tests, which were designed to detect the more common Zaire and Sudan strains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

One especially important finding was that altering a single movement feature could reliably change how listeners described the sound.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Treasury Department data External link shows the counterparts to that deficit are still reliably buying U.S. real assets through acquisitions and financial assets.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

I might not be able to reliably assess my faltering brain, but here was proof on my wrist.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson