instruct
Example Sentences
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Pauken was also tasked to instruct the would-be sources on what information to gather and provide Cathy with reports from these assets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The hidden prompts could instruct the app to scan a company’s internal systems for sensitive files and transmit them to the attacker’s server.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
For example, users might instruct their agents to root out risks created by being overly concentrated in one part of the market, or monitor a basket of promising semiconductor stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 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
On our first day in court we were not given the opportunity to instruct counsel.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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