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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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He envisions people, for example, visiting a gym, followed by a cold plunge or massage and then finishing up with a healthy meal all in walking distance.

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In 2021, for example, the state legislature adopted rules allowing for wood coated with toxic metals like chromium and arsenic to be taken to nonhazardous waste facilities.

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Even without serious financial strain — if a spouse, for example, has secure employment — losing a job can be highly detrimental to mental health.

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His “bears” can be intrusive thoughts about violence, for example, or about religion.

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Having two Black-majority districts in Louisiana, for example, allowed Black voters to elect their preferred candidates to Congress "for the first time in nearly 30 years," she added.

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