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Example Sentences
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For instance, states along the West Coast are seeing higher annual temperature extremes, while many northern states are experiencing warmer minimum temperatures.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
The author’s title, for a notable instance, clips off the end of the full line “those who are about to die salute you”—an expression credited to gladiators but was seldom actually exclaimed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Take, for instance, a pot of white beans built for speed.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Recessions are generally characterized, in the first instance, by the substitution of a sudden, sharp, upward movement in the unemployment rate for a gradual downward or sideways movement.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
For instance: In Alaska, at the height of the crisis, the U.S.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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