instills

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In Miami Beach, tech entrepreneur John Marshall built an elementary school that is expanding into a middle and soon a high school, called BaseCamp305, that he says instills an entrepreneurial spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"He's got good control of the game. It instills confidence," said Austro.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Sennott’s advice reflects the same audacious energy she instills in Maia.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

Harbaugh’s specialty is how he instills confidence in players, especially his quarterbacks, Mortensen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

Now through her hoarse throat sounds An angry threatening voice that fear instills; A bear becoming, though her sense the same: Her sufferings proving by her constant groans.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.