instructive
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The response is instructive for what it pursued and what it avoided.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
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
The experiences of two others—Miller and Martin—may be more instructive because they illustrate how a Fed chair can disappoint a president even when inflation isn’t the reason.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 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
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