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Recent Examples of of So, when there are situations of self-dealing, the attorney general could get involved. Sooji Nam, CBS News, 17 June 2026 Labour’s popularity has fallen accordingly, in echoes of the fate suffered by the center-right Conservative Party. Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 June 2026 Some of these flourishes are jarringly funny, others merely stop the film momentarily in its tracks. Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 June 2026 Bringing Satellites Out Of The Shadows Initially, the team had explored the idea of beaming solar energy from space down to Earth, but as COO and cofounder Jeremy Scheerer points out, the problem with that concept is the challenge of physics. Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for of
Recent Examples of Synonyms for of
Preposition
  • Wait for 30 minutes after the most recent lightning or thunder before venturing outside.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2026
  • The lead stretched to 12 before Brunson and the Knicks rallied again, cutting the lead down to five halfway through the quarter.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Preposition
  • Metro Police detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting, and are in contact with the District Attorney’s Office regarding charging decisions.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Was any decision made regarding reducing Partey’s media obligations?
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Preposition
  • His passing, in addition to his long-range shooting ability, is possibly his greatest strength.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
  • The low-wing, single-engine turboprop plane was not able to make it to full power, according to officials with the Bates County Emergency Management Agency.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Preposition
  • As recently as February 2026 and May 2025, the public Santa Clara County’s health department has warned about potential exposure to measles after people with the virus passed through public places.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
  • The wreck happened as crews headed to a structure fire, but few details about what led to the crash were available Saturday.
    Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 14 June 2026
Preposition
  • This change has fundamentally revolutionized the pace of innovation—shifting us away from incremental advances and toward more rapid, system-level transformations across science and engineering.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
  • One of the more common ways bear encounters escalate is when an off-leash dog runs toward a bear, annoys it, and then comes sprinting back to its owner with an angry predator in pursuit.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Preposition
  • The Grammy-winning rapper, 41, filed for divorce from his podcaster wife, 46, on May 18 after separating May 9, according to a divorce filing obtained and reviewed by the USA TODAY Network on June 15.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • This will be a way for the Vogue Business community to synthesize and reflect on the latest headlines and get a little inside scoop every Friday.
    Elektra Kotsoni, Vogue, 19 June 2026

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“Of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/of. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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