instrument
Usage
Example Sentences
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A cartridge containing small tubes preloaded with different antibiotics is placed directly into the urine sample and inserted into an instrument.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
To better understand the host galaxy, Sears led follow-up observations using Webb's NIRCam, its main near-infrared imaging instrument, several months after the event.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
Trump has made tariffs a central instrument of his economic and foreign policy.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
“Getting $4 billion for the SV-F route from a speculative financial instrument is just a Hail Mary pass,” a member of the Beverly Grove neighborhood association said in public comments.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
The simplest thing to do is to find recordings of quality music and play songs with an even, steady beat and have children move, clap, tap, patsch, hit an instrument, or walk to that beat.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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