instruct
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The report indicates that PM Takaichi is likely to instruct the Liberal Democratic Party to begin internal procedures, possibly as early as Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
By creating a geofence, AV companies can instruct their cars to stay away from a particular geographic zone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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
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
I wouldn’t know how to instruct her to do either one.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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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
When Gustavo Dudamel instructs the Los Angeles Philharmonic to stand at a curtain call, the players stand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Dr. Becky, wearing the Gi sweatshirt again, instructs: “We have to understand before we intervene.”
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
The text instructs you to take one with you as you enter.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Iran’s prosecutor-general, Mohammad Movahedi-Azad, expanded that standard in January to include vandalizing public property and instructed prosecutors to pursue such cases without leniency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Some participants were instructed to meet that target using whole fruits and vegetables alone.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Security services have been instructed to quarantine the Yingfeng 2 offshore in line with WHO standards to prevent potential spread of the virus into the capital.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
He then instructed me to pull back into the driveway and patched the tire for me on the spot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Tomorrow morning, come to the river’s edge, where the stepping stones are,” he instructed her.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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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
Judge Paul Ramsey summed up the case on Thursday morning before instructing the 12-person jury to begin their deliberations.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Forks are tapped against glasses by giggling, sari-clad mashis, instructing them when to kiss.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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