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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Musk testified earlier in the week that while he did instruct Birchall to file the paperwork, it was just “in case it was needed, but it turned out not to be.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 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

She tells me that the three days a week that we meet, teacher-collaborators will instruct on core subjects.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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