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

Blank, however, says that there’s not necessarily “a huge desire among Democratic voters to instill more Christianity into their politics.”

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

"But the impetus for its creation was a desire to instill fiscal discipline, and that is something we wholeheartedly endorse."

From BBC • Feb. 17, 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