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instruct

[in-struhkt] / ɪnˈstrʌkt /




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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

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

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

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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