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Other parts of the UK have their own policies – in Scotland, for example, there is a dedicated young carers' grant.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

As this column was being written on Aug. 19, for example, the SWR slipped from 5.0% to 4.9%.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Lupus, for example, can affect as many as nine women for every one man, yet the genetic factors behind this striking difference have remained poorly understood.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

They are where investors and governments like to park extra cash, for example, to defend their currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

In the mid-nineteenth century, for example, several people in a small Canadian village in New Brunswick developed leprosy.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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