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In his prescient epilogue, Mr. Overhoff contends that the divide between Washington and Frederick is no “relic of transatlantic history” but an instructive guide to the present and future.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
The response is instructive for what it pursued and what it avoided.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
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
To anyone interested in world history, human societies of East Asia and the Pacific are instructive, because they provide so many examples of how environment molds history.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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