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An early May report from the Blackbaud Institute, a research group, for instance, found nonprofit revenue was up about 4.3% year over year at the median, driven higher by gains at large organizations.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

In the past it has led to a tweak to handball, for instance.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

The name of an Arkansas coal plant receiving an exemption was misspelled, for instance, as was the name of the company Phillips 66, which was granted exemptions at its oil refineries in Illinois and Texas.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Hancock Park Elementary Principal Ashley Parker, for instance, holds a shovel dripping with tar from the La Brea Tar Pits.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Today, for instance, I could see the brook that ran near our paddy field so clearly that I felt I had but to stoop to feel its water wet on my hands.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya