instance
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For instance, Chinese consumers are buying far more coffee and nuts than they did 20 years ago.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Vanguard’s target-date fund for those planning to retire in 2040, for instance, already has 25% in bonds and is designed to gradually ramp up to 50% by age 65 and to 70% by age 72.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Napoleon exclaims during an extended instance of flatulence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Canada, for instance, is considering building new pipelines to export more of its oil and gas.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
You couldn’t supply foreign warships with fuel, for instance, and you couldn’t ship guns to foreign armies.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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