instrumental

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The scene where the quartet plays their pre-wedding parlor game occurs about 25 minutes into Borgli’s film, and is ripe with instrumental, pre-twist subtext.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

After meeting as teenagers, he and Seals moved to California together in the late ’50s to pursue music and soon joined the Champs, who’d just topped the Hot 100 with the mostly instrumental hit “Tequila.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

This month, the National Rally’s backing could prove instrumental again to help him win municipal elections in his hometown of Nice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

The former was instrumental in Argentina's World Cup win in 2022, while the latter was the driving force behind PSG's first Champions League title.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The experimental psychologists have recently found that visceral organs can be taught to do various things, as easily as a boy learns to ride a bicycle, by the instrumental techniques of operant conditioning.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas