instill

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This entails programs to promote standard Chinese as the national lingua franca, instill pride in Chinese cultural heritage and exert stronger central control over regions with large ethnic-minority populations such as Tibet and Xinjiang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

“Part of our job is to show them information that helps instill some confidence. I think that really landed with Will.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Setting up tax-advantaged 529 accounts for your grandchildren will do more than just help pay for their education, it will instill in them the expectation that they will have a college education.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

For jaded adults and curious children alike, Amélie’s wide-eyed marvel of the world will instill new faith just when we could use it the most.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

The only way my father could think of to instill in me a sense of my heritage was to take me to dubbed Italian versions of the ancient Greek myths.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides