instructive
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Mr. Goodspeed’s comparisons between the economies of the U.K. and the U.S. are consistently instructive and show that the frequency of recessions doesn’t determine the fate of an economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
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
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
It is instructive to look at a chart of the crime rate in New York City from, say, the mid- 1960s to the late 1990s.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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