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Example Sentences
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Both main oil contracts rose Tuesday, with West Texas Intermediate topping $115 -- its highest in a month -- and Brent sitting around $111.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
That would be 8.6 times higher than the year-earlier figure, topping a FactSet-compiled consensus estimate of 39.140 trillion won.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in March, topping forecasts, while the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%, according to data released last Friday.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026
Games already attracted a record number of ticket registrations, topping 5 million fans from 197 countries and territories for the first drop.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
There were only two windows topping each sidewall, narrow rectangles of pebbled blue plastic that gave a bit of a death-glow pallor to the faces around me.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.