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Recent Examples of examples
His furniture regularly commands staggering prices at auction houses like Christie’s and Sotheby’s, while his architectural works are increasingly gaining recognition as some of the most important examples of postwar Italian modernism.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 May 2026
Well, there's a couple examples.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The Financial Times takes us on a recent tour of a few examples.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026
Gentry’s case is among a series of examples of Kansas City firefighters with multiple DWIs, some of which have been charged as felonies.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
As examples go, many clubs in Italy could do worse than follow Sassuolo, particularly at a time when there is so much gloom about the state of the game in the bel paese.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 7 May 2026
But in federal court and in the president's own social media posts, the administration has offered some examples of the security features that Trump has in mind.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 6 May 2026
That setup becomes particularly constructive when the 200-day moving average is also trending higher, which was true in those prior examples and has now occurred once again.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 6 May 2026
But there are really great examples in the book, from the last 20 years, that do do this.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 May 2026
Well, there's a couple examples.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The Financial Times takes us on a recent tour of a few examples.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026
Gentry’s case is among a series of examples of Kansas City firefighters with multiple DWIs, some of which have been charged as felonies.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
As examples go, many clubs in Italy could do worse than follow Sassuolo, particularly at a time when there is so much gloom about the state of the game in the bel paese.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 7 May 2026
But in federal court and in the president's own social media posts, the administration has offered some examples of the security features that Trump has in mind.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 6 May 2026
That setup becomes particularly constructive when the 200-day moving average is also trending higher, which was true in those prior examples and has now occurred once again.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 6 May 2026
But there are really great examples in the book, from the last 20 years, that do do this.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for examples
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One system, known as the variable gap system, measures thermal conductivity by tracking how heat moves through molten salt samples.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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How microplastics ended up in Amazonian tadpoles A team led by ecologist Fabrielle Barbosa de Araújo of the Federal University of Pará collected 20 water samples and 100 tadpoles from each of five temporary rainwater ponds at Gunma Ecological Park in Pará state, Brazil, in April 2025.—
Ryan Brennan
May 12,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2026
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Overall, the use of less-lethal weapons rose 57% last year, while instances of officers pointing guns at suspects dropped 18%.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
13 May 2026
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This is one of several instances of emotional realism that pierce the film’s temporal veil — turning it, in theory, from a series of recollections into a more pressing and contemporary saga of how war trickles down and transforms the lives of young girls in fundamental ways.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Other noms include Baum for best columnist and Scott Feinberg for best anchor/host in audio journalism as well as mentions across numerous other categories including social media, photography, video, features, investigative, illustrations and blogs.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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The restaurant is also impeccably clean, with pastel colors and playful illustrations and Chinese phrases on the walls.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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The researchers found that the specimens from the three sites in China shared two amino acid variants, one of which was previously unknown.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Create a Hummingbird Buffet Rather than dotting single specimens around your garden, plant a hummingbird highway.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 May 2026
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The outbreak on the ship has been linked to the Andes strain of hantavirus, a rare but potentially severe form of the virus that in some cases can spread between humans through close contact.—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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The first wife of the high-profile lawyer who specialized in winning medical malpractice cases was serving a 32-year-to-life prison sentence for the 1989 killing of her former husband and his wife, Linda.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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