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For instance, a corporate group of high-handicap golfers who haven’t played the course before can be red-flagged in advance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
In one instance, a sheriff’s deputy passed along an arrest report from a traffic stop to ICE.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
For instance, residential neighborhoods tend to appear brighter when seen at an angle, while dense city centers often look brighter from directly overhead.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
Take for instance the San Bernardino Santa Fe smokestack, a towering 189-foot-tall structure from the 1920s that fueled the nearby railway power plant until 1994.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
“For instance, there’s never been clear evidence that ghosts exist. So my prediction—and our hypothesis—is that the Spirit of the Sea isn’t real.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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