we've
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Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, we’ve created a chunk of a generation that is happy only when complaining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“It’s been really a challenging thing to adopt both socially, ethically and legally, but we are seeing more adoption of it than we’ve ever seen before,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
"This is the first time we've put an intact Starship in the water."
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
“We think we won’t see more of a drag than we’ve already seen on the economy,” said Thomas Ryan, an economist at the research firm Capital Economics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
As we’ve established, absolutely no wandering souls would visit Clare’s woods for the next three days.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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