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instructive

[in-struhk-tiv] / ɪnˈstrʌk tɪv /


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I don’t have a crystal ball, but history is instructive.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Inviting the client to weigh the costs and benefits of risk-taking can also prove instructive.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Remove any account of how the Fed is thinking, “then the market signals aren’t really that instructive to you,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

But if he gets a chance, it will be instructive for United's coaches to see how he copes with senior opponents.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

But those average figures conceal big differences among the industries of each country, related to differences in organization—and those differences are very instructive.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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