Example Sentences

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The chip shortage is damaging shares of companies that build devices and boosting the ones supplying the parts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The town is in the Santa Cruz region -- an agricultural breadbasket for Bolivia, supplying food to the country's western areas.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

That meant a bit of switch-flipping in my home’s breaker box to verify my chosen outdoor line wasn’t already supplying power to other appliances and fixtures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

André described their involvement in the programmes as "more than us supplying the answers, it's about us provoking a conversation" about how the investigation was handled.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

While Farid was questioning Helen and the subsequent witnesses, Duma and I sat on either side of him, supplying him with questions, helping him to deal with legal issues as they arose.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela