Example Sentences

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He noted that the drills were taking place at locations scheduled to host Olympic events.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

She saw the effects first hand in customer service, when bots were taking over tasks like scheduling missed pickups for a sanitation company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Over 1,200 companies were taking part in the expo, according to organisers, plying their wares to the tens of thousands of attendees there for a startling variety of motives.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

"The people who were taking the placebo injections, who were getting exactly the same support from the dieticians and everything only lost about 2.5% of their body weight," said Wilding.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“You were taking a while, so I came to check before I left for work again.”

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina