instrumental
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Flock license-plate cameras were instrumental in helping law enforcement identify those responsible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
A series of conversations with God were instrumental in her recovery, Parton said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
A year ago, Green was instrumental in killing off the annual "most dismal town" Carbuncle award when he refused to accept it on behalf of Port Glasgow.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
A-Baki, born to Lebanese parents, was instrumental in brokering dialogue between Ecuador and its traditional rival Peru.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Another critical factor was that it was not only the Alice Pauls and other upper-middle-class women who were instrumental in women gaining the ballot.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
The vocals throughout have that patented, tingling Jayhawks sound; the instrumentals are as sharp as fans will recall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The album is split between instrumentals and songs, but the use of samples—often including pitch-shifted voices—and sense of flow make it feel like a single unified work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Across 17 tracks, including several instrumentals drawn from the documentary’s score, the album unfolds almost like a rock opera, building an immersive arc.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
“Dennis Hopper” is a record of 25 interconnected songs, stories and instrumentals that explain who Dennis Hopper was, and why he’s worthy of this project.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025
Hence, then, in the and why we have instrumental ablatives, or, simply, instrumentals.
From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
Vocabulary lists containing instrumental
Flowers for Algernon
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Latin Love, Vol I: struere
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The Tale of Despereaux
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