instill

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This entails programs to promote standard Chinese as the national lingua franca, instill pride in Chinese cultural heritage and exert stronger central control over regions with large ethnic-minority populations such as Tibet and Xinjiang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

“Part of our job is to show them information that helps instill some confidence. I think that really landed with Will.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Setting up tax-advantaged 529 accounts for your grandchildren will do more than just help pay for their education, it will instill in them the expectation that they will have a college education.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

It's a message she continues to instill in her daughter Harper, 14.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

DRACO: And Scorpius is a follower, not a leader, despite everything I’ve tried to instill in him.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling