instruct
Example Sentences
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Another appears to instruct Claude Code in some cases to go “undercover” and not reveal that it is an AI when publishing code to platforms like GitHub.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Some European countries instruct energy companies to hold a certain amount of petroleum in reserve, and simply reduce that target in a “release.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
A poor start from the German giants was compounded when VAR intervened to instruct that Svensson's misjudged challenge on Odobert be upgraded from a yellow to a red card on 26 minutes.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
It would also instruct the City Attorney’s Office to explore using criminal prosecution to address the uncleared properties.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026
Her disastrous birth experience, and her decertification, had been so sudden and startling that no one at the Birthing Unit had thought to supply her with pills or instruct her to take them.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.