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Example Sentences
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After a week of counting ballots from the 2 June primary race, the British-born candidate secured his slot to move ahead in the election, edging out billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer, a Democrat.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Commandos for the National Guard Special Forces, or FERI, secured the training exercise area and rescued a "hostage" amid a haze of explosions, smoke, and rattling gunfire.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The measure had secured under 47% of the vote as of Tuesday evening, compared with the opposition’s 53%
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
In 2020, the last time Collins was reelected, polls predicted she would lose to her Democratic opponent, but she secured reelection, even as the state went for Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential race.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
One day, he secured permission to leave, and knight and squire took to the road again.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
