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instruct

[in-struhkt] / ɪnˈstrʌkt /




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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

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

They built an extremely popular AI coding assistant which allowed engineers to instruct the software in English that would subsequently run coding tasks autonomously.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Celia cuts the deck in three without waiting for Isobel to instruct her, holding the edges of the cards carefully as she places each pile in a row across the table.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The state even instructs county officials to accept sample ballots.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 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

Meanwhile, Salmon instructs me to say, “What are you boys doing?”

From Slate May 10, 2026

They allege that when an account is shut down for dangerous behavior, OpenAI instructs the individual on how to resume usage, including tips on how to circumvent the 30-day suspension period.

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

We are to move everything on all surfaces, she instructs during the tour, and get underneath and be sure to do every bit of the several miles, I calculate, of baseboards.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Pakistan instructed Ervin Graves to work on efforts "for the resumption of... appropriate high-level bilateral defence and security dialogue mechanisms".

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

BBC Sport reported on Thursday how a number of key players had been left disappointed at how the team were instructed to finish the game having taken the lead through Anthony Gordon.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Tuchel suggested afterwards that dropping into a low defence immediately after scoring was not instructed but rather a reaction from his players.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

They were instructed to retake and pass the exam within 30 days or have their license canceled.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The Purple machine was selected as the next gift, and William was instructed to deliver a copy to Britain.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

The lobbying contract dedicates a section to the minerals sector -- a global strategic priority for Trump's administration -- instructing the firm to "support efforts to identify opportunities for cooperation".

From Barron's Jul. 17, 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

Ford alleges the firm intentionally slowed down its clients’ cases to drive up their billable hours, instructing drivers not to communicate with Ford and pushing them toward filing a lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Lisa Savage, the Green-aligned independent candidate, earned 5 percent of the vote, and was instructing her supporters to rank Gideon second.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

Mr. Brademas is already instructing the secretary to page Pam out of class.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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