instrumental
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Heathcoat Fabrics in Tiverton, Devon has been instrumental in supplying materials to slow down spacecraft as they land on planet or return to Earth.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
A longtime fan of Bird’s, Brivik asked him to write a song for “The Pitt” based on instrumental samples he shared.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
On the track’s instrumental break, the band channels a riff from the 1944 hit “Opus One.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
Iraola, therefore, will have been thrilled to see Isak showing scintillating form of old as he was instrumental as Sweden thrashed Tunisia 5-1 in Monterrey.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
For Wagner, nothing was allowed to distract from the unfolding musical story and he would happily intertwine chorus, solo, duets, instrumental interludes so that you could hardly tell when one ended and another began.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing instrumental
Flowers for Algernon
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Latin Love, Vol I: struere
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The Tale of Despereaux
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