Example Sentences

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The Wall Street Journal had previously reported that the Fed was mounting a behind-closed-doors legal challenge to the subpoenas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Kalmaegi was gathering strength on Thursday as it headed towards neighbouring Vietnam, where fear was mounting that the typhoon could compound the damage of a week of flooding that has already claimed 47 lives.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

The couple couldn’t afford to put off the conversation any longer — fear was mounting over the potential separation of their family.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025

Prof Derek Manas, NHS blood and transplant medical director, said there was "mounting evidence" the technology could "enable more transplants by improving organ function".

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

Out in the smoky night a band was mounting another song.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara