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Summer trips might blow a hole in your winter holiday travel plans, for instance.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
Almiron, for instance, did not appear to be acting aggressively, while Muldur immediately turned around to highlight it to an assistant referee.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
Beatty’s lyrics are filled with strong images and evocative phrases — the paint chipping off a “white picket dream” in the new album’s “Fleur de Lis,” for instance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
If your portfolio starts out at $1 million, for instance, you spend $40,000 the first year, then $40,000 plus inflation the next year, and so on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
When two particles merge, for instance, they meet at a point: a zero-dimensional singularity.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
