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instruction

[in-struhk-shuhn] / ɪnˈstrʌk ʃən /




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Former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter and state Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond also campaigned on limiting the influence of corporate PAC money in elections, or implementing publicly financed elections in California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Other prominent Democrats — San José Mayor Matt Mahan, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and state Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond — were all in the low single digits, the poll found.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Becerra, state Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and former state Controller Betty Yee had loudly protested not being invited to the USC event.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

A team from Georgetown University is investigating their deaths at the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children, a segregated juvenile detention facility in Cheltenham, Maryland, and memorializing them.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Instruction number seven said: “Attach handle ‘H’ here for manual operation in case of power failure or in areas where electricity is unavailable.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




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