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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

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

An investigation by Gwent Police in 2018 stated that the officer in the original case could not remember it, but claims he would have followed the CPS instruction.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Arm is expected to be the big winner as it displaces the x86 instruction set that underpins Intel and AMD chips.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

That was the trouble with his mother: she thought an instruction was an explanation.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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