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instructive

[in-struhk-tiv] / ɪnˈstrʌk tɪv /


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The gum trade — which earned Sudan $183 million in 2022 and supports some 5 million people, economic experts say — provides an instructive case:

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The contrast with World War II is instructive.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Their comments have been instructive; they aren’t looking to flood the market with oil.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

At Tottenham, the Amazon documentary All or Nothing captured something instructive.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Thus, like the case of New Guinea, that of the eastern United States is instructive.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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