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

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The aforementioned allergy to things like ice cream and hamburgers, for example, is called alpha-gal syndrome, and it’s spread in the US by the bite of another tick, called the lone star. Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 There are also more tournaments when the semi-finals are played on the same day — the 1996 men’s Euros, for example. Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 July 2026 Offside is a line-crossing problem, for example, while goal-line technology is one of physics. Oded Netzer, Fortune, 13 July 2026 Dalí included references to major events in Western history; for example, the Ten of Swords card depicts the stabbing of Julius Caesar, while the Queen of Cups is a jokey vandalism of François Clouet’s portrait Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France. Literary Hub, 13 July 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 18 Jul. 2026.

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