instead of

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Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran Football Federation, said two weeks ago that the training base would be in Mexico instead of Tucson.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

That’s why they prefer individual stocks in the S&P 500 instead of the broader market-cap-weighted large-cap index.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

But instead of ending capital punishment in the United States, the Furman decision set off a scramble in which states reenacted their death penalty laws in the hope of curing the problem Justice Douglas identified.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

But instead of paying investors with actual profits, he mostly used cash coming in from new investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

It’s the only reason I can think of that a boy his age would be home instead of fighting in Europe.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse