- plural of instrument.
- present tense form of instrument (3rd person singular).
instruments
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Autocallable notes are structured-debt instruments tied to stocks or an index with underlying equity exposure.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The instruments, which were used during his time with The Smiths and on his forthcoming solo album, went under the hammer as part of Christie's Marr's Guitars: The Johnny Marr Collection sale.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
After last year’s surge, executives urged local government officials to liaise with their Chinese counterparts across the border to help install early-warning instruments upstream that could save lives, but achieved no breakthrough, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Another project combined satellite measurements of water surface heights with observations from drones and instruments on the ground.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
From outside, the baby hears language and music, mostly low sound waves from bass instruments and loud noises.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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