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for instance

[fer-in-stuhns] / fərˈɪn stəns /
CONJUNCTION
for example
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CONJUNCTION
as
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CONJUNCTION
thus
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CONJUNCTION
like
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Alongside traditional master’s in business administration, for instance, there are now online M.B.A.s and special one-year business degrees in data science and healthcare management, among other specialties.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

That fuel, the music itself, lends these imaginings a unique power, surpassing that of any other memory trigger—your grandmother’s chicken broth, for instance, or the sitcoms of your youth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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

Nvidia, for instance, is allowed to sell its H200 chips in China, but could push for looser restrictions.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

In a wild fly species named Drosophila pseudoobscura, for instance, Dobzhansky found multiple gene variants that influenced complex traits, such as life span, eye structure, bristle morphology, and wing size.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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