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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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In other parts of the world these storms are given different names - for instance, typhoons in the north-west Pacific, near Japan and China, or cyclones in the Indian Ocean and around Australia.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

In the end, though, they came around—because, for instance, “they can get Reid AI in locations and times that don’t work for me,” Hoffman says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The study found, for instance, that caregiving increased the probability of divorce by 2.7 percentage points for men versus 2.0 percentage points for women.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Boston-based Radence, for instance, bills itself as an “elite membership” practice, offering patients a “360-degree look at your health data and what may be developing beneath the surface.”

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Mr. Pumblechook was in favour of a handsome premium for binding me apprentice to some genteel trade,—say, the corn and seed trade, for instance.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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