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[in-stuhns] / ˈɪn stəns /




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Take his doubles teammate Aaron Chung, for instance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

For instance, movement of one leg is mainly governed by the neural circuits for that leg.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

A Boeing missile-parts factory expansion, for instance, took more than two years to build and equip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Satellite technology, for instance, is being used to grasp global crude inventories “in great detail,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

He was perfectly aware of how absurd it sounded when, for instance, his wife told people, “My husband thinks he and Spider-Man are living the same life.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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