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instruction

[in-struhk-shuhn] / ɪnˈstrʌk ʃən /




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Rosie is especially charming company, misstating her mother’s most crucial instruction as “trust your insects.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The Cambridge researchers took known genetic codes – the instruction manuals of life – from a range of coronaviruses that had been recorded by surveillance programmes hunting for potential viral threats.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Instead of targeting cholesterol after it has already been produced, HELZ2 influences the process at the genetic instruction stage before the proteins are even made.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

“We believe the Arm instruction set will capture a disproportionate segment of this growth and reach ~40-45% share of total units by 2030,” Arcuri wrote.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

At the instruction of the elder brother, Olakunde picked up the younger and carried him without.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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