instill
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We’ve worked hard for 18 years to instill a strong work ethic and teach budgeting skills, and I don’t want to see that undone.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
Recent raids may try to instill fear, but this special communal space feels impervious to such weak displays.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
This entails programs to promote standard Chinese as the national lingua franca, instill pride in Chinese cultural heritage and exert stronger central control over regions with large ethnic-minority populations such as Tibet and Xinjiang.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
"But the impetus for its creation was a desire to instill fiscal discipline, and that is something we wholeheartedly endorse."
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
A code that would instill discipline, restrain passion, and order his steps.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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