instruct
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Yet Jones didn’t instruct her to swab the plastic pill bag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Some had to instruct lawyers and debt collectors and pursue taking a civil case against the operator, which runs a home which was at the centre of an undercover BBC investigation last year.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
A more recent approach has been to instruct students as well — so they could better protect themselves and their peers.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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
So if this book doesn’t instruct about punctuation, what does it do?
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
Vocabulary lists containing instruct
"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from Act 3
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Words to Know and Academic Words, Unit 5
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