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While this was the first such incident to cause casualties inside Romania, Toiu said there had been more than 40 instances of drone incursions inside Romanian territory.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

And we’re with him in many instances, rather than with Mr. Nadal, if only because the subject’s physical suffering is so evident.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

“You can defend the work being done and the rate being paid. In those instances it is a powerful strategy,” said Fraim.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

In some instances, the soil was contaminated; in others, a home or structure was being rebuilt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

New Agers make all sorts of existence assertions: that ESP exists, that there have been instances of spoon bending, that spirits abound, that there are aliens among us, etc.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos