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instruct

[in-struhkt] / ɪnˈstrʌkt /




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Pauken was also tasked to instruct the would-be sources on what information to gather and provide Cathy with reports from these assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

I then instruct the fact-checker to build a table that lists all the facts it’s checking and mark each one as “true,” “false,” “ambiguous” or “unsupported.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The Newcastle head coach maintains he does not instruct his players to go into protection mode.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

It doesn’t have the structural elegance of the work of later handbooks, and it’s written to instruct rather than to impress.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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