Example Sentences
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To be selected for the 173rd Airborne, this man would have almost certainly been able to score 270 points in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
They selected 100 peptides, including GLP-1, and tested whether they could stimulate neuron-like cells grown in the laboratory.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Mesidor, a linebacker who played collegiately at West Virginia and Miami, was selected 22nd overall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
And all five of these judges were selected by Chief Justice John Roberts, with four of them appointed by former President George W. Bush and one by President Donald Trump.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
On Thursday evening, Mr. Lew told me that Miss Adams had come by the store that morning, approved most of the items we’d selected, and hadn’t even blinked at the cost.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
