we've
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Example Sentences
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“It’s something we’ve known about, but it hasn’t gotten worse over the years,” Rushing said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“I think we’ve come off of a pretty violent correction in the AI trade,” said Drew Cupps, portfolio manager at Polen Capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Evenings are not what we've been used to. I'd say it's a gradual trend we've seen over the last two or three years," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Since yesterday we've been wondering what will become of our lives," 38-year-old housewife Gloria Giraldo, whose neighborhood had tumbled around her, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Our project is based in the Afram Plains, but we’ve been patrolling different parts of the lake.”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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