instructed

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That study also suggested a possible way forward: Students who used a version of ChatGPT instructed not to give answers and fed with problems from teachers saw almost no drop-off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

"I was instructed to go and ask for £3," he said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The idea runs back at least to the influential 18th-century English jurist William Blackstone, who instructed that “Acts of parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent parliaments bind not.”

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Members of the press were instructed to shelter in place inside the White House briefing room.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

“Follow me,” he instructed as they entered Printemps department store.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti