Example Sentences

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If that gets more expensive, thanks in part to Warsh’s statements Wednesday, look out.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

With the G-7 summit scheduled to begin Monday, “any statements from global leaders could also emerge as a potential source of market volatility,” Ishikawa says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Event promos occasionally played up drama between fighters, but nine times out of 10 the actual pre-fight interviews were primarily statements like “My opponent is very good, but I’m better and will beat him.”

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2026

“Instead of actually listening to us and providing evidence of studies or environmental impact statements, we just get called names and bullied and defamed on national television.”

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

These maps were originally intended as tools for sailors, not assertions of European supremacy; they look like ideological statements only to people who do not use them for navigation.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton