Example Sentences
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There’s a story that is told and retold about this kind of inequality and why it “makes sense.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
When I was a kid, hearing my birth story told and retold, I never heard about Al’s prison time or his absences at the hospital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Now, as it celebrates its centenary, staff have been looking back on the company's role in developing a treatment for a rare degenerative condition affecting young boys – a story retold in a Hollywood film.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
His grandmother retold rose-tinted stories of building aircraft equipment during World War II before being forcibly relegated back to her domestic life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025
And in the middle of Eisman’s colonoscopy, a roomful of doctors and nurses retold the story of Eisman’s genius.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
