Example Sentences

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How many covered the pressure they were placing on schools and medical services?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

The families were placing their "trust in the hands of the public prosecution service", he added.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

Hagekhalil spoke to the board publicly for the first time since the agency’s leaders announced they were placing him on leave on June 13.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

Iceland said it still endorsed breastfeeding, yet rising costs were "placing unbearable pressure on parents who choose to or have no alternative" to using formula milk.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2023

The older men were placing freshly cut oak tree branches with dark green leaves on the roof and the side walls.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young