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instruct

[in-struhkt] / ɪnˈstrʌkt /




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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has had to instruct some of its AI tools to stop talking about "goblins", after finding the term had randomly crept into responses.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

He noted that recipients of a blind trust can’t instruct the trustee in asset management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

During the telehealth visits, staff will instruct patients on cognitive exercises, which they can then practice with the bot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Sandi remembered when the famous Doctor Fanning and his wife had come down to instruct the country's leading doctors on new procedures for heart surgery.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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