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as in edict
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
needed an administrative assistant who was good at following instructions
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as in teaching
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
the view that the instruction of our nation's youth should be our highest priority
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Recent Examples of instruction
Preparing for fasting involves understanding the instructions, following those instructions carefully, and using strategies to make the fasting period manageable.
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Sarah Jividen, Health, 12 Dec. 2024
For the price, our testers were impressed by how realistic the tree looked and found the setup and takedown process to be quick and easy, despite no available instructions.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Indianapolis Public Schools hasn't hosted instruction at School 68 since 2009 and uses the building as storage space.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2024
If the New York City Police Foundation, which administers the program, and the Crime Stoppers board of directors, approve a reward related to their tip, the caller will receive instructions about how to receive it, USA Today reported.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Jividen, Health, 12 Dec. 2024
For the price, our testers were impressed by how realistic the tree looked and found the setup and takedown process to be quick and easy, despite no available instructions.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Indianapolis Public Schools hasn't hosted instruction at School 68 since 2009 and uses the building as storage space.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2024
If the New York City Police Foundation, which administers the program, and the Crime Stoppers board of directors, approve a reward related to their tip, the caller will receive instructions about how to receive it, USA Today reported.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The first big test for the governor’s edict comes next year, when 35% of new vehicles sold must be zero-emission, up from 26.4% now.Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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They’ve been issued an edict by the fans to clean house and start over.Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Giovanni held teaching roles at both Rutgers and Queens College before being recruited by Fowler, who was the associate head of the English department at Virginia Tech, back in 1987.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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His experience also lists jobs as an artificial intelligence teaching assistant for gifted high school students.Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
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The typical migration route for humpback whales can approach 5,000 miles in a single direction, making this one’s journey close to two times that of most whales.AJ Willingham, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Still, there are some Elden Ring players that think this is a poor direction for FromSoft to go and accuse them of trend-chasing.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The user's photo accompanying the account was one of Mangione, and a description on their page referenced Mangione's education at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as his age.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Focus on retention, education, activation, new tech and rewarding your people to start the next year with momentum, not hesitation.Yogesh Shah, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The loss of running water, too, can result in emergency or placard orders.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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As the name states, the rule suggests withdrawing 4% of your portfolio every year in retirement in order to avoid running out of money.Michael Foster, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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In particular, Latinos must have equitable and unrestricted access to quality early childhood education, K-12 schooling, and higher education.Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Also at risk is a rule change adopted in May that opened the Affordable Care Act in 2025 to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children but have been eligible for benefits like schooling since the creation in 2012 of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.Christopher O'Donnell, Sun Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is known to be friendly to agribusiness and knows that transparency about the harsh realities of infectious disease outbreaks would diminish consumer trust and threaten its prime directive: To expand markets for producers.Crystal Heath and Gene Baur, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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The forum’s other directives speak to a culture of understanding.Oscar Holland, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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On November 8, 2024, the court denied a preliminary injunction request by 23XI and FRM that would have enabled the teams to sign charter agreements pending the lawsuit's resolution.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Justice Department asked the court to reject TikTok's request for a temporary injunction.Steven Portnoy, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Instruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instruction. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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