and so on

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But by developing genetic markers for particular traits - colour, shape, disease resistance, flowering longevity and so on - Floricultura and its competitors can try to speed up the process of selective breeding.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The Labor Department maintains a database of what workers in different occupations actually do: Bakers need to mix dough and put it in the oven, financial analysts need to assess companies, and so on.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Paul Gigot: Something we focused on at the journal a lot is pushing the development of cures for rare and deadly diseases, cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and so on.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The chassis is mounted on hydraulic pillars, so that it gives a sensation of movement in terms of pitch and roll and bumps and so on.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The string vibrating in halves produces the second harmonic; vibrating in thirds produces the third harmonic, and so on.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones