instill
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To make up for this, Gray’s team tried to enlist several leading academic historians to instill more of an overarching narrative structure.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Helping him learn healthy money habits could instill a sense of confidence and competence that he might not gain from simply having money handed to him.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
It’s one of many safety nets in place that should instill confidence when we board planes, cruise ships or simply pack up the car for a weekend getaway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
COGE’s tightening of New York City’s belt could instill similar discontent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The old walrus in fact managed to instill in me a great and burning ambition; it had simply found expression in an unintended pursuit.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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While Forest head coach Oliver Glasner has work to do to get his side scoring goals, he's already instilled a solid foundation to build from at the back, as has Andoni Iraola at Liverpool.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Dydzuhn also weighed in, writing that she’s only alive because of the values of courage and integrity instilled in Cassius, calling him her hero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The airstrikes have instilled deep fear in Ecuadoran fishermen.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Syrskiy’s Soviet-era military education instilled an understanding of ever-changing tactics, according to Mykola Bielieskov, a senior fellow at Ukrainian National Institute for Strategic Studies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
But my years in Tarbean had instilled an iron-hard practicality.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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Her father worked there while pursuing an engineering degree, instilling a work ethic she applied to everything from martial arts to a job taking out the trash at a park.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Carlos Beltrán credits his father with instilling his work ethic by winning “perfect attendance” certificates every year for 35 years at his company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The idea is that prevention is better than a cure when it comes to instilling financial responsibility in young people.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
Attenborough's programmes succeeded in instilling in the public an unparallelled passion and wonder for the natural world, said Gouyon.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
I had so much—an education, a healthy sense of self, a deep arsenal of ambition—and I was wise enough to credit my mother, in particular, with instilling it in me.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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