instrument
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Example Sentences
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VOA was created in the wake of World War II as a key instrument of American soft power worldwide.
From Barron's
“It’s because governments usually resort to blunt instruments, opting for the bludgeon of sweeping tariffs and subsidies over the scalpel of industrial parks and skills development programs.”
She will lead performances of Handel’s “Messiah,” featuring the Los Angeles Master Chorale, and Christmas-themed program of works by Corelli for her lively period instrument ensemble, “Le Concert d’Astrée.”
From Los Angeles Times
"It might have sunk without a ripple," Deighton later recalled, "but it did very well, because the critics used me as a blunt instrument to beat Ian Fleming over the head."
From BBC
There are also practical considerations: Gold sitting in a vault has less liquidity as an investment than the financial instruments typically sitting in state portfolios.
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