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instance
noun
°A happening or occurring; an occurrence; an occasion.
"This has happened in three instances."
°A case occurring; a case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an example; a token.
"It was the only instance in which a direct copy, even to matters of detail, appeared to have been made."
verb
°To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.
°To cite an example as proof; to exemplify.