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While the beach is accessible via a nearby public stairway, the agency argues that route is insufficient for the disabled or, for instance, those with strollers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Jorge Luis Borges, for instance, who began translating Kafka in 1938, was attracted to the labyrinthine nature of the stories, which, Ms. Hruska writes, combine the paradoxical qualities of “brevity and endlessness.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Nvidia, for instance, is allowed to sell its H200 chips in China, but could push for looser restrictions.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The train to Hogwarts, for instance, is especially well done, seemingly stretched to infinity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

But knowing how to read, we quickly learned to recognize signs on buildings: Groceries, Supermarket, Meats & Vegetables, for instance, let us know that there was food inside for the taking.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien