instructive

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For Goldhaber, the response to “Pipeline” became instructive for his work becoming less prescriptive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

It's instructive to see how comfortable the four of them are in each other's company and with the position they find themselves in.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

An instructive Salon piece from a decade ago reveals the film’s designer dressed him to be “a young girl’s dream of a pop star.”

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

As geopolitical tensions ratchet ever higher, it may be instructive to look at just how exposed U.S. markets are to foreign investors.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

His previous experiences with the odd device that stored and revealed thoughts and memories, though highly instructive, had also been uncomfortable.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling