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instead

[in-sted] / ɪnˈstɛd /


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People can ask the machine to run the analysis and spend their own time asking better questions instead.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Hearn says if Saudi organisers decide they want to stage the fight in America instead, Joshua's contract would need to be renegotiated.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

They want someone to instead be that wave.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Some parents kept children home; other children insisted that their parents stay home instead.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

But instead of going to knock on her door, I find myself in the kitchen.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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