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instruct

[in-struhkt] / ɪnˈstrʌkt /




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The administration didn’t instruct health officials to approve Replimune’s drug, and the White House has since handed the reins to the FDA, people familiar with the events said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

For example, users might instruct their agents to root out risks created by being overly concentrated in one part of the market, or monitor a basket of promising semiconductor stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

A golf academy on-site emphasizes positive experiences as coaches instruct children 3 and up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

While weighing up whether to instruct Kavanagh to take a trip to the sidelines, England also looked at potential fouls by Trossard on Pablo and Declan Rice on Crysencio Summerville.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Because it was a violation of regulations for me to prepare a man’s case, I would instruct the prisoner to copy the document in his own hand.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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