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Sandisk’s stock is up more than 4,000% in a year, for instance, while Lumentum’s is up more than 1,200%.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

The company, for instance, can pinpoint the location of a ship that turns off its GPS transponder—if it uses its navigation radar.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

An interceptor system’s highly detailed missile-tracking data, for instance, can be hard to share in real-time with other military systems, including the defenses of allied nations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

One post on Facebook last week, for instance, purports to be written by historian Heather Cox Richardson.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

He used it for many other things—hauling hay and firewood, for instance, and mowing, and clearing snow in the winter.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien