instruct
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By creating a geofence, AV companies can instruct their cars to stay away from a particular geographic zone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It is understood manager Thomas Tuchel is set to instruct his players to avoid jumping over the hoardings to ensure there is no repeat.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Dr. Kil did not instruct students to violate any campus policies or engage in any specific behavior,” the lawsuit states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
“Now…. I have the chance to fly and instruct fighter pilots again!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
That very week he had assembled three hundred Berlin journalists to instruct them on the provisions of the Nazis’ new National Press Law.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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Their lawsuit also claims that when an account is shut down for dangerous behavior, OpenAI instructs the individual on how to resume usage, including tips on how to circumvent the 30-day suspension period.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
The state even instructs county officials to accept sample ballots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Eisenhower instructs the two men to come to an agreement and “Pressure” follows the ups and downs of their working relationship over the course of several days.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Meanwhile, Salmon instructs me to say, “What are you boys doing?”
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
“Carve his name on the candle five times and anoint it with these oils,” he instructs.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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The Lebanese presidency had announced on Monday that its delegation to Rome had been instructed "to demand the immediate start of Israeli forces' withdrawal from the two pilot zones before any further discussion".
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
No matter how filthy a tackle might be, Deschamps instructed his players to bounce back up and carry on in silence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
When Jacqueline Kennedy entered the White House in 1961, she instructed her staff to address her as Mrs. Kennedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Sir Keir Starmer instructed officials to make the case, backed by the Football Association, that the match should remain in its original time slot, as first reported by the Sun newspaper, external.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Say, ‘Hello, Humphrey,’” Sayeh gently instructed her mother.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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Regardless of what era we’re living in, however, it’s always been the case that what we learn about our nation’s past depends on who’s doing the instructing.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
It was the first resolution of its kind to clear Congress instructing a president to end a military action since the War Powers Resolution of 1973 was enacted.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
A better lede, Tom was instructing me, would have read something like this: “The White House claimed today that the sky was green, even though in fact it was clearly blue.”
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Ford alleges the firm intentionally slowed down its clients’ cases to drive up their billable hours, instructing drivers not to communicate with Ford and pushing them toward filing a lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Not long after, Thiel received a letter in the mail instructing him to go to Schriftleitung Der Kaukasus.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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