instruct
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“Now…. I have the chance to fly and instruct fighter pilots again!”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Dr Kennedy said Lady Donaldson is in no fit state to instruct her lawyers, follow proceedings or give evidence.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
A golf academy on-site emphasizes positive experiences as coaches instruct children 3 and up.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has had to instruct some of its AI tools to stop talking about "goblins", after finding the term had randomly crept into responses.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
“These are my orders: You will not speak of your nightmares to anyone else, and you will instruct your brothers to do the same. Do you understand?”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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