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[in-stuhns] / ˈɪn stəns /




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In one instance, prosecutors said Chinese officials asked Lu to help "verify" that a longtime critic of China, Xu Jie, who fled the country in 2013, was in the US.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The brouhaha over paid social media content is just the latest instance of the growing political impact of online creators.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

“It is the first instance that folks can point to showing that collectively we don’t have to organize our healthcare system this way.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

He noted that long-term-care costs in Maryland, for instance, can run between $8,000 and $12,000 a month for memory care.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

But for instance I don’t even remember the address of his hotel.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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