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[fer-in-stuhns] / fərˈɪn stəns /
CONJUNCTION
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CONJUNCTION
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CONJUNCTION
thus
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CONJUNCTION
like
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Shoot days for reality TV, for instance, were down 40% to 676 days compared to the second quarter of 2025.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Hoping to “ease off the gas,” as Munger put it — for instance, by lowering your savings rate — with $100,000 invested may be premature in 2026.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

As that acidic water reacts with certain rocks -- limestone, for instance -- it releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Could we be looking at World Cups hosted by, for instance, the UK and Scandinavia?

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

You couldn’t supply foreign warships with fuel, for instance, and you couldn’t ship guns to foreign armies.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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