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At Pinehurst, for instance, “run times”—how long a round is taking—are carefully scrutinized beginning with the day’s first group of golfers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Bitcoin, for instance, ran as high as $126,000 in October; as of Thursday it was priced below $72,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

In one instance, a sheriff’s deputy passed along an arrest report from a traffic stop to ICE.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

It did not grant review to decide the Batson claim in the first instance.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

They would compete, for instance, with Wing Chau’s Harding Advisory.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis