instructive
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The gum trade — which earned Sudan $183 million in 2022 and supports some 5 million people, economic experts say — provides an instructive case:
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Their comments have been instructive; they aren’t looking to flood the market with oil.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
At Tottenham, the Amazon documentary All or Nothing captured something instructive.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The response from his intended audience was instructive.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
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
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stru, struct (make, build)
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stru, struct (make, build)
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