Example Sentences

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Determined to preserve the state’s tradition of supporting independents, while also solving the spoiler problem such candidates could create, Mainers approved the reform through a statewide initiative.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Now a botanist and apothecary, Cadfael aids the local sheriff in solving all manner of crimes committed in and near Shrewsbury Abbey during England’s 15-year civil war known now as the Anarchy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The program “is solving an unmet need,” a team of Jefferies analysts wrote in a Thursday note reaffirming the stock as one of its favored stock picks.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson told the BBC that schools did have an important role to play in solving the Neets crisis, but that we "can't expect schools to do this alone".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

All that hard work, solving the clues, burning midnight oil, endangering the lives of his friends, it had all come to nothing.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques