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instruct

[in-struhkt] / ɪnˈstrʌkt /




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He called them "dangerous" and said they had prompted him to instruct some engineers at the LGBTQ+ dating app to stop using Anthropic's technology.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Some of those notes might ask that they see certain evidence again, they might want to see certain transcripts, they might need the judge to instruct them on the law.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 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

The San Francisco company, founded in 2022, enables engineers to instruct software in English to run coding tasks autonomously.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

“How could I do the thing that I must instruct her to never do, once she knows how to understand? That’s hypocrisy, is what.”

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

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 result is a personalised anti-cancer jab which is specific to the patient's tumour and instructs the immune system to recognise and attack any tumour cells that remain.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Google's statement said the company prevents "image creation on harmful topics" and its AI policy instructs users against "misinformation, misrepresentation or misleading activities."

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Another charge instructs lawmakers to examine ways to educate Texans about their right to practice their religion “in all settings, including, but not limited to: education, workplace, government, and healthcare.”

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026

William Withers, the orchestra director, immediately stops the show’s music and instructs the band to play “Hail to the Chief.”

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

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

American has instructed employees to keep trying to get customers to agree to an offer, even if it means a brief flight delay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In a patient who gets only one antibiotic or inadequate doses of several, or who doesn’t take his medicine as instructed, the drug-susceptible bacilli may die off but the drug-resistant mutants will flourish.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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

Given how precarious the slope was, the group decided Mingma G would hang back and monitor by drone, instructing the three climbers.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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

As the most recent due date approached this past January, Congress stepped in, instructing the agency to delay enforcement of the Food Traceability Rule until July 20, 2028.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

He spent nearly an hour and a half instructing the jurors about the decision they would be making.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow


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