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If the atomic nuclei in a lump of iron were scaled up to human size, for instance, how far apart would they be from each other?

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

There he began developing the theories that would direct his life and work—the idea, for instance, that a “talented tenth” would lead black America to liberation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Mercury's orbit, for instance, wobbled in a way that disagreed with what Newton predicted, but on the whole, Newton’s theories were tested again and again, and they usually passed.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife