instructive

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For Goldhaber, the response to “Pipeline” became instructive for his work becoming less prescriptive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The body language at the end was instructive; Celtic sprightly, Rangers stunned.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

To get a better feel for Walmart, though, a single quarter’s results aren’t that instructive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

As geopolitical tensions ratchet ever higher, it may be instructive to look at just how exposed U.S. markets are to foreign investors.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

For a long minute he hovered, his back to the church as the instructive words kept falling around the room, rich with promise, full with warnings.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou