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Nearly all of its trade, for instance, is with China.
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Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
In the Southeast, for instance, hurricanes Helene and Milton soaked the region and caused catastrophic flooding in Florida and North Carolina.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
There may for instance seem to be a genuine responsibility to help a teammate apparently in physical danger.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Measures in states including Missouri, Montana and New York were allowed to stay on the ballot by judges after legal challenges were brought against them, for instance, and while the measure will appear on the ballot, litigation is still ongoing over South Dakota’s referendum.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
In the Southeast, for instance, hurricanes Helene and Milton soaked the region and caused catastrophic flooding in Florida and North Carolina.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
There may for instance seem to be a genuine responsibility to help a teammate apparently in physical danger.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Measures in states including Missouri, Montana and New York were allowed to stay on the ballot by judges after legal challenges were brought against them, for instance, and while the measure will appear on the ballot, litigation is still ongoing over South Dakota’s referendum.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“For instance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20instance. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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