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

The differing opinions delivered by the justices are instructive.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

His valor is worth remembering on its merits, and the history is instructive about the threats now facing the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

On her first day of the two months’ preliminary training, Briony’s humiliation in front of the class had been instructive.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan