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You’re known for your flights of lyrical fancy: “Burning down the highway skyline in the back of a hurricane,” for instance, from the Killers’ “When You Were Young.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Starbucks Energy Refreshers drinks, which are served cold, could be served up with a burrito bowl in the afternoon or evening at Chipotle, for instance, she said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Sometimes I want the lemon flavor to be the whole point: a lemony avgolemono, for instance, or a chicken stew that tastes unabashedly citrusy.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
My Mad Fat Diary actor Sharon Rooney and Industry star Myha'la, for instance, have fewer connections than the others.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
It was Karli’s idea, for instance, that two of the choir schoolchildren should take it in turns to ride up with him on Marlene, one in front of him, one behind.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
