instrument
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The massive instrument, labeled across its front, is even more fun to strike than it is to look at—though I hope the exhibitors brought earplugs for those manning the neighboring booths.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The constraints of a limited instrument forced him to come up with new approaches to playing that wouldn’t otherwise have been necessary.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
If you can play your instrument, you should be heard.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
The system then uses artificial intelligence trained on realistic simulations to filter out false signals such as binary stars or instrument noise, before statistically confirming the strongest candidates.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
On Sunday, April 13, three miles from the mountain’s summit at the Timberline observation station, Swanson peered through a theodolite, an instrument that measured angles very accurately.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing instrument
Macbeth's "Is this a dagger..." soliloquy
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John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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