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  1. Also, for instance. As an illustration of something, as in Dress casually, in blue jeans, for example, or This program has problems—for instance, it's hard to retrieve lost data. The first expression, which dates from the late 1500s, is used throughout this book to illustrate how an idiom is used. The variant dates from the mid-1600s.

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In the case of the current situation in Iran and the Middle East, airlines are already canceling flights and allowing travelers to rebook, for example.

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“We can see that with Warner Bros., for example, consolidation happens in this industry and scale will bring us more growth because we will be even more relevant for global clients, especially the global streamers.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"The Americans and their allies in the Middle East might need them to defend themselves, for example Patriot missiles."

From BBC

Kickback, which launched in December, isn’t a traditional newsroom but rather a multiplatform media company built around different hubs: Soccerwise, for example, will offer more traditional coverage of soccer in the U.S.;

From Los Angeles Times

In the immediate wake of Israel’s bombing of Iran last June, for example, the10-year Treasury yield rose significantly.

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