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illustrational

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as in illustrative

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illustrative

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Our own experience is illustrative here as our travel subscription program has grown by millions of members; subscription changes the economics of the whole business.

— Dana Dunne, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
These examples are illustrative of the fact that athletes already take their fertility and menstrual cycles into consideration, Carson says.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

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