instill
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COGE’s tightening of New York City’s belt could instill similar discontent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
What I try to instill instead is an intrinsic desire to grow as a thinker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The company employs an in-house philosopher to help instill morality in its AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
At the very least, the president of the United States should instill hope in young children.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
His followers had helped so many people after the earthquake, but he was taking advantage of the trauma to instill fear in them, too.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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
They had tons of it and the steel O'Neill instilled was the thing that got them over the line in the Premiership and the Scottish Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
It’s hard to express the excitement such phrases instilled in a kid like me from the cultural sticks.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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
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
Experts call this a type of fraud "social engineering" - where scammers dupe their victims using psychological manipulation, instilling fear and urgency.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
If his upbringing at the abbey had specialized in anything, it was instilling a profound sense of unworthiness.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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