instruct
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A Board of Regents commission recommended this change in 2023, and on Monday the Regents voted to instruct the state Education Department to move ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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
It added that government agencies in the threatened coastal areas should instruct populations at risk, and advised people located in those areas to "stay alert for information and follow instructions from national and local authorities".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Did they instruct you, too, to beware of the rats?”
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
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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
The memorandum instructs banks to file suspicious activity reports with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the U.S. government’s financial intelligence unit.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Their lawsuit also claims that when an account is shut down for dangerous behavior, OpenAI instructs the individual on how to resume usage, including tips on how to circumvent the 30-day suspension period.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
God instructs the heart, not by ideas but by pains and contradictions.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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Participants were also instructed not to speak with researchers or use their phones while their blood pressure was being checked.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
"We have been instructed not to leave unless completely necessary, and to not take any photos or videos," the woman said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
American chip making giant Nvidia announced on Monday that it created a system designed to stop autonomous AI programs from straying beyond what they were instructed to do.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Nathan is alleged to have instructed Case to write copy that would “follow along the lines of a purported ‘whistleblower’ narrative.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
“Let go of the man’s sleeve, dear,” Penelope instructed.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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They then select mutations unique to the patient’s cancer to incorporate into an mRNA molecule, which provides the genetic code instructing cells to produce proteins with those mutations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
It’s not necessarily easy for entire school districts to shift to a new standard, given that teachers have been instructing using these calculators for years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
However, it was forced to issue a formal warning to Israeli broadcaster Kan in the lead-up to the competition after its contestant released videos instructing fans to "vote 10 times for Israel".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The lobbying contract dedicates a section to the minerals sector -- a global strategic priority for Trump's administration -- instructing the firm to "support efforts to identify opportunities for cooperation".
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
I was always instructing her not to tell on me if I did something bad, and she never did.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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