instill
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The culture he wants to instill “is resonating. I hear it back in the hallways. I hear it at the cafeteria.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The franchise is trying to eliminate reminders while attempting to instill hope for the future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
The students who come from the neighborhoods she serves have to make do with schools that don’t instill curiosity but simply demand that they memorize things and sit still.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
At the very least, the president of the United States should instill hope in young children.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
A code that would instill discipline, restrain passion, and order his steps.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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Despite their fame, the children's parents and manager have instilled in them an "education-first" mentality.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Before the match Tuchel, who has instilled high-intensity pressing into his side, called for them to be more deliberate in doing so.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
That definitely instilled in him this fear of confrontation, fear of any kind of high emotions.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
That’s when Paraguay coach Gustavo Alfaro recognized the shape that has long instilled fear into American adversaries across the globe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
It will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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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
De la Fuente's success with Spain is the product of decades of work within the Spanish federation, and of his own role as a coach in that system since 2013, shaping players and instilling values.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
But from the moment he was introduced as the American boss in 2024, he committed to instilling a more dynamic playing style in his limited training camps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 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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