instrument
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A perfect score indicates no errors on the screening instrument, but clinicians emphasize that the result is interpreted in context and is not considered evidence of exceptional intelligence.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
He then attaches a pair of gloves to a fan, and the hands, now autonomous, proceed to “play” the improvised teapot instrument.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
He also recorded three albums — “Way Out West,” “A Night at the Village Vanguard” and “The Freedom Suite” — using the innovative lineup of tenor saxophone, bass and drums, omitting any chord-producing instrument.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
In an interview with Jazz Times, Rollins described his immediate fascination with the instrument with which he would build his fame.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Looking back, if I’d known that playing the cello would make me an outcast on my street, I’d have never picked up the instrument.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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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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