instill
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"I would hate to say no, nurseries aren't safe, that's only going to instill fear in people, I don't want that," Masi said.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Sayings designed to instill the value of hard work and dedication?
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
We’ve worked hard for 18 years to instill a strong work ethic and teach budgeting skills, and I don’t want to see that undone.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
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
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
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