Example Sentences

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A study in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience showed participants’ brains could automate tasks by offloading them from the prefrontal cortex to the temporal cortex.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has resisted calls for his resignation, and an opinion poll Friday showed that two-thirds of those asked thought he should stay in his job.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Downdetector, a outage tracking site, showed a surge in problem reports for Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp beginning just before 9:30 a.m.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Swift showed up for Game 4, joining “Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay and the other celebrities who regularly show up courtside at Madison Square Garden.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Elliot never winced; he never showed any sort of emotion besides cocky self-assuredness peppered with the occasional temper spike.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin