instrumental
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A series of conversations with God were instrumental in her recovery, Parton said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
A-Baki, born to Lebanese parents, was instrumental in brokering dialogue between Ecuador and Peru following their brief 1995 border war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The former song is a prog-rock instrumental, while the latter is a yearning piece about striving for success: “I’ve got to keep on chasin’ a dream / I’ve gotta be on my way.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
He continued: "I'd like to thank those survivors who came forward to us and reported what happened to them. Their cooperation and assistance has been instrumental in ensuring this conviction."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Verbal and operant responses of young children to vocal versus instrumental song performances.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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
Even his former nemesis Wiley paid respects, posting a video of one of Ellis's instrumentals with a dove emoji.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
Frontwoman Florence Shaw speaks her poetic lyrics over the band’s hypnotic instrumentals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
Inspired by Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” Sonic Youth’s distortion, Black Sabbath’s symbolic lyricism and layered instrumentals, and surrealist artwork, “Mellon Collie” tested the Smashing Pumpkins’ limits as a band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 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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