instruct

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Another appears to instruct Claude Code in some cases to go “undercover” and not reveal that it is an AI when publishing code to platforms like GitHub.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Some European countries instruct energy companies to hold a certain amount of petroleum in reserve, and simply reduce that target in a “release.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

A poor start from the German giants was compounded when VAR intervened to instruct that Svensson's misjudged challenge on Odobert be upgraded from a yellow to a red card on 26 minutes.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

It would also instruct the City Attorney’s Office to explore using criminal prosecution to address the uncleared properties.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

“Here,” said Merlot, “follow me, small brother, and I will instruct you on the fine points of how to nibble paper. ”

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo