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for instance

[fer-in-stuhns] / fərˈɪn stəns /
CONJUNCTION
for example
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CONJUNCTION
as
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CONJUNCTION
thus
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CONJUNCTION
like
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Today, for instance, the S&P 500 saw 362 of its components rise, against just 140 decliners.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Those byproducts would normally get sold at rock-bottom prices for animal feed, for instance, or possibly even discarded.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Four companies were swapped in during the March rebalance, for instance, but the committee opted for zero S&P 500 changes when the quarterly opportunity came around last June.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

A “select” partner, for instance, employs at least 10 Anthropic-certified individuals, whereas a “global premier” partner has at least 1,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

They quickly figured out, for instance, that the people at Moody’s and S&P didn’t actually evaluate the individual home loans, or so much as look at them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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