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"They see drones flying, they see missiles flying, and then we see instances where the ships get hit," said Gavin Lim, head of the Crisis Response Network for the Sailors' Society, a UK-based seafarers' charity.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The idea of having a stranger involved with their personal finances — or their parents’ finances — may make people uncomfortable, especially as instances of elder fraud climb and financial scams become more sophisticated.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

In many instances, there was little for families to recover after the explosions and fire that followed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

For a time, Chinese exporters intentionally mislabeled some shipments to skirt U.S. and European sanctions, but in many instances they no longer bother, according to former senior Treasury Department officials and weapons analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

“We have enough rumors and hints to have made up a word for the power, but I don’t know of any proven instances of telepathy among us.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin