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instruction

[in-struhk-shuhn] / ɪnˈstrʌk ʃən /




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Rosie is especially charming company, misstating her mother’s most crucial instruction as “trust your insects.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Instead of targeting cholesterol after it has already been produced, HELZ2 influences the process at the genetic instruction stage before the proteins are even made.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

An investigation by Gwent Police in 2018 stated that the officer in the original case could not remember it, but claims he would have followed the CPS instruction.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“We believe the Arm instruction set will capture a disproportionate segment of this growth and reach ~40-45% share of total units by 2030,” Arcuri wrote.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

“Movement,” here, was not literally motion, but instruction, or information-code, to use a modern formulation.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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