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Carvalho’s representative acknowledged that entries should have been included on Carvalho’s forms, but an appropriate remedy, for example, would be for Carvalho to amend and correct the forms — and be subject to a fine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026

Investment in business equipment, for example, could rise at a frothy 14% annual pace in the second quarter of this year, Oxford Economics estimates.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026

In its earliest days, for example, Portnoy discovered that aspiring models from Boston University fared better hawking his free newspaper than did the homeless he first hired for the job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

SL Green, for example, is down 11% from its low of around $58 back then, while AvalonBay is off nearly 7% since then.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

The cowbell, for example, is an instrument that has another purpose besides its musical one.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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