instruct
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Puente had said that the decision to instruct the trains to move again, without any speed restrictions, was "inexplicable".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Woodward said he would instruct his attorneys not to answer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
You don’t enjoy clicking around a bunch looking for a table, so you instruct an agent to do it for you.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
If you do pay extra to speed up your loan payoff, instruct your lender to apply all extra funds directly to your principal balance immediately and to keep your next payment due date unchanged.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Now her job was to instruct the eldest children of the Babushkinov household: twelve-year-old Veronika and the eight-year-old twin boys, Boris and Constantin.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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“Keep Medea fierce and unflinching,” the Roman poet Horace instructs writers, and few have failed to follow his lead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Wearing drill-sergeant regalia, Porowski instructs a group of hapless male shopper actors in such supermarket fundamentals as distinguishing celery from leeks, checking expiration dates and identifying ripe bananas.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
The mailer, in English and Spanish, instructs those who got two ballots to “securely destroy the duplicate ballot” instead of returning it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
The commentary in particular also instructs judges when they can enhance or decrease a sentence based on the facts of the case.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2026
“Hold your hands like you’ve just dropped a marble,” she instructs us generally as she fashion-models her way through the house.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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Participants were instructed to eat their peanuts in the morning or afternoon, but they could choose how to incorporate them into their daily routine.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
In late 2025, Dutch authorities launched a campaign that instructed households to have 72 hours' worth of supplies, much like UK authorities have just done.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Amid the interruptions, the chair briefly suspended the session and instructed both countries' representatives to return to their places.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
“They told us it was our fault, but it’s not our fault when the official people of Binational Half Marathon instructed us to park there.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
“Put your arms around my neck,” he instructed.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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By the end, she was instructing Tokyo to “go wee-wees” on Poehler’s table.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Boeing will also send a bulletin to airlines detailing the issue and instructing employees how to recognize and respond to the situation should it take place.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
However, it was forced to issue a formal warning to Israeli broadcaster Kan in the lead-up to the competition after its contestant released videos instructing fans to "vote 10 times for Israel".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
In a statement later that evening, Bass said she was instructing city attorneys to explore legal options against Lineage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The whole time, Doc was instructing Coal in how to breathe.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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