instruct
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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
Wright used the doorbell camera's remote intercom function to instruct the group how to enter the house and they were able to pull her to safety.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
“Dr. Kil did not instruct students to violate any campus policies or engage in any specific behavior,” the lawsuit states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
While the Fed’s rules don’t flatly forbid closed-door meetings, they instruct officials to avoid sharing personal policy views with anyone who could profit financially unless those views are already public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
There Father Byrnes waited for us, waited to instruct us in the mysteries of God.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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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
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
The Fed’s communication policy instructs officials to avoid sharing policy views with those who could profit and giving firms a “prestige advantage.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Eisenhower instructs the two men to come to an agreement and “Pressure” follows the ups and downs of their working relationship over the course of several days.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
When we get to the park, Hannie instructs us to stay where we are while she meets her contact.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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Former employees said that rather than investigate a potentially fraudulent or undeliverable ticket when a customer raised concerns days before an event, managers instructed agents to tell customers to wait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
However, the BBC has been told that Burnham has now instructed his justice secretary to find a way to exclude Cole and Bowers from the scheme designed to ease prison overcrowding.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Some participants were instructed to meet that target using whole fruits and vegetables alone.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Viewers are then instructed to roast the fish at 400 degrees for eight minutes.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Please don’t make Nhamo carry anything heavy,” the nurse instructed Baba Joseph.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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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
Rather than directly instructing participants to sit in a particular way, the team altered the environment so that posture changed without the participants knowing why.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
A better lede, Tom was instructing me, would have read something like this: “The White House claimed today that the sky was green, even though in fact it was clearly blue.”
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
The vote marks the first time that both chambers of Congress have approved a concurrent resolution instructing a president to end a military action since the War Powers Resolution of 1973 was enacted.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
The whole time, Doc was instructing Coal in how to breathe.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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