instance
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For instance, the word "needs" often described basic requirements rather than human-like qualities.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
And yet it happened in this instance despite the high profile nature of the job and the high profile and colourful nature of the person who had got it.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
They should improve upon the investment provisions in the tax act by making all the expensing provisions permanent, for instance.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
For instance, say you want to know why your friend declined your last few invitations to group dinners you hosted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
For instance, if we want to find a particular particle, we need to determine the particle’s position and velocity—where it is and how fast it is going.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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