instruct
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Mr. Dimon should pledge significant personal and corporate sums to help instruct and encourage these ideals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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
It is understood manager Thomas Tuchel is set to instruct his players to avoid jumping over the hoardings to ensure there is no repeat.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
You should probably instruct members of your clan to behave in similarly considerate ways.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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If you do get an alert, the app instructs you to log your blood pressure with a cuff over seven days, and discuss the readings with a doctor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The judge instructs the baby and his mother, age 17, to apply for asylum.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The change request instructs servicers to complete the task within 15 to 45 days, the suit alleges, and yet borrowers are still seeing the debt appear on their credit reports.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The key line instructs them to "make every effort to maintain social order and ensure stability and public confidence in the disaster areas".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
She places my crusty feet in the large bowl and instructs me to place my hands in the small bowl.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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But they can only do that if they’ve got a pretty wide sweep of your digital life and are instructed to work with what they’ve got.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
Reyes had repeatedly instructed the government to notify the court and preservationists before undertaking significant work at the course.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
The other received a sham treatment, meaning they went through the same training process but were instructed to maintain their natural foot angle.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
In April 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14276, “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness,” which instructed government officials to reduce regulatory burdens and boost the commercial fishing and aquaculture sectors in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
I have instructed the palace guard to put a quick end to any further attempts to exploit this charitable service.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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Everyone in the room grabbed either shakers or a small drum, and with Densmore instructing and conducting, the ensemble conjured what he called the heartbeat of Mother Earth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 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
Also on Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order instructing US government departments and agencies to start using the terms "SI" and "Super Intelligence" and should no longer acknowledge the use of term artificial intelligence.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
When the government discharges a borrower’s student loan, it sends information to the borrower’s servicer instructing it to get rid of the loans.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
He leaves, instructing us to visit his lab if we want more information, and Tris, Nita, and I stand in the room in silence.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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