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There are many sources of air pollution; exhaust fumes, for example.

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Business organizations, for example, typically devote substantial resources to risk management. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The ByteDance app, for example, is directing users of its former AI companion service to another of its apps which solely focuses on building personalized AI characters and stories. ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 The running text would distract from interviews of newsmakers, for example, but executives do see more chances to use it. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026 The moon, for example, will be far enough away from Earth in about 600 million years that our planet won’t experience total eclipses anymore, Young added. Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for for example

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“For example.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20example. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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