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Denmark took the preservative out of its shots in 1992, for instance, yet experienced a fivefold increase in autism diagnoses among young children by the end of the millennium.
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Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2025
In San Jose, California, for instance, a single adult would have to earn more than $163,000 to live comfortably.
—Chris Mueller, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
What’s different this time is the scale of the programs offloaded — the majority of the Education Department’s funding for schools, for instance.
—Collin Binkley, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
In the truck category, for instance, customers have been eager to see the return of the Hemi V8 to the Ram 1500 lineup, the Ram 2500 is a powerful work truck and the Ford Maverick Lobo is a cool offering that has caught a lot of interest, Gilbert said.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
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Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2025
In San Jose, California, for instance, a single adult would have to earn more than $163,000 to live comfortably.
—Chris Mueller, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
What’s different this time is the scale of the programs offloaded — the majority of the Education Department’s funding for schools, for instance.
—Collin Binkley, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
In the truck category, for instance, customers have been eager to see the return of the Hemi V8 to the Ram 1500 lineup, the Ram 2500 is a powerful work truck and the Ford Maverick Lobo is a cool offering that has caught a lot of interest, Gilbert said.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
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“For instance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20instance. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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