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Idioms  

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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Since Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or in 2008, for example, only Rodri in 2024 was playing in England at the time of being crowned the best player in the world.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026

Taiwanese athletes in the Olympics, for example, compete under a different flag and the name Chinese Taipei.

From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2026

Mint essence, for example, contains menthone, and the tool can propose other ingredients that also include the compound.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

In manufacturing, for example, the lag behind has grown to 12 months from seven.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Take how she looked after Daniel, for example.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

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• for instance
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