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[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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Meta, for instance, is projected to see more than 500% growth in earnings.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026

So when, for instance, a federal agency like the Department of Veterans Affairs defines a medical term in determining which veterans get benefits, a court has limited discretion to second-guess that expert analysis.

From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2026

Consider, for instance, a recent brunch in which absolutely nothing went wrong.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Parts of Herefordshire for instance have only received a tenth of the rainfall they would normally have seen by mid-October so far this month.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Today, for instance, I could see the brook that ran near our paddy field so clearly that I felt I had but to stoop to feel its water wet on my hands.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya


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