instances

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It is precisely such instances — moments in which McCartney so deftly connects the past with the present — that make “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” something truly special.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

However, it should be noted there have been several instances in the last few years in which the benchmark had a 25-day rolling period better than the 21.4% in November 2021.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The Andes virus is an outlier, in that there are documented instances of person-to-person transmission.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

All of these instances, he said, are “below the threshold of restarting major combat operations at this point.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

And I knew that my father’s father was dead and that my uncle Oscar was dead and that my uncle David was dead and that each of these instances was unnatural.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates