instrument
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These artists were also serious pianists, attuned, no matter which instrument they were using, to the qualities of rhythm, pattern and progression.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
This instrument is a Newtonian telescope connected to a UV-sensitive camera.
From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026
In retrospect, the Stones’ success can be attributed to the usual reasons—woodshedding, happy accidents, luck—but perhaps more than anything to Mr. Richards’s obsession with his instrument.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Trusts have always been seen as a specialty instrument, so it’s no surprise that the number of people who report having a trust in place is much lower than those who have a will.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
When the sighting rod was set up, Rondon’s loyal right-hand man, Lieutenant João Salustiano Lyra, used a telemeter, an instrument that measured the distance from his canoe to the sighting rod.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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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