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[in-stuhns] / ˈɪn stəns /




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While central banks sometimes see pronounced increases in energy costs as temporary, they can grow more concerned if price pressures spread to more persistent forms of second-round inflation via, for instance, spiraling wage costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

For instance, there was Florian Wirtz's penalty claim against Arsenal in January after he was challenged by Leandro Trossard.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The company, for instance, gets about 20% of its commercial revenue from data centers, and it also services semiconductor production plants where air purity is critical.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

For instance, a self-employed taxpayer with a certain type of IRA can stretch the window for retirement contributions to Oct.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

For instance, thermodynamics tells you that it is impossible to create a perpetual-motion machine.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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