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Some autistic children may prefer a text or written letter, for example, rather than a direct verbal conversation.

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Quantum clocks, for example, could boost the precision and accuracy of timekeeping.

In addition, some areas of the landfill are not screened for methane leaks if operators consider them to be unsafe to walk across, due to, for example, steep hills or ongoing construction activities.

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I will never understand why people refrain from locking their doors, for example.

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The Supreme Court heard that withdrawing the 11-year-old girl from RE and worship would have left her "stigmatised" – because, for example, she would have been the only pupil in her class not to take part.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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