instruct
Example Sentences
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They want them to be able to think for themselves—not to be instructed on what to think.
The defence team said this made it impossible for him to follow a hearing fairly and to instruct his lawyers effectively.
From Barron's
Bowman, who projects a Midwesterner’s approachability—instructing people she meets to call her “Miki”—outmaneuvered skeptics including Fed Chair Jerome Powell last year to secure the vice chair position.
“This settlement avoids needless litigation based on that fact and further instructs Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to redact patient information in documents responsive to other subpoena requests,” the DOJ statement said.
From Los Angeles Times
Then he grabbed his credit card and instructed me to order us two shakes.
From Los Angeles Times
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