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[in-stuhns] / ˈɪn stəns /




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For instance, just a year after Guardiola's arrival at Etihad Stadium, La Liga president Javier Tebas accused City of "financial doping" in comments the club described as "ill-informed and in parts pure fiction".

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The highest quality chips go into “Bin 1” and are used in top-of-the-line iPhones, for instance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

For instance, a clock traveling at 10 m/s for 57 million years would fall behind a stationary clock by about one second.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

For instance, all-cash buyers were only about one-fourth of new-vehicle sales last month, according to data from Edmunds.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

For instance, if a person had once said “’belled,” that has been changed to “rebelled,” and the word “Massa” appears as “Master.”

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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