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for instance

[fer-in-stuhns] / fərˈɪn stəns /
CONJUNCTION
for example
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CONJUNCTION
as
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CONJUNCTION
thus
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CONJUNCTION
like
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Microsoft, for instance, has reported making money from its investment into OpenAI and Mistral, showing how there now exists a financial link connecting the outcomes of various tech firms.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

In an essay on his own website in January, Amodei suggested that training of AI systems with science-fiction narratives of AI rebellion could, for instance, end up causing real AIs to rebel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Those byproducts would normally get sold at rock-bottom prices for animal feed, for instance, or possibly even discarded.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Say, for instance, that the economy gets worse and dividend yields continue to drop.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

In Alaska, for instance, the bears already know that the sound of a moose hunter’s gun means there will be a fresh gut pile when the hunter cleans the moose.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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