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Here is a more down-to-earth example. Suppose the system of interest is a charged particle moving in a magnetic field. If the magnetic field is constant then the motion of the particle will be time-translation invariant. But if the current that generates the field is being slowly increased, then the same initial condition for the particle—but starting at different times—will result in a different outcome.
The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics
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