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something used to achieve an end
computer literacy is only an instrumentality for acquiring an education, and not an end in itself
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Recent Examples of instrumentality
To effect these seizures, the FBI will simultaneously issue commands that will interfere with the hackers’ control over the instrumentalities of their crimes (the Target Devices), including by preventing the hackers from easily re-infecting the Target Devices with KV Botnet malware.
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Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
The common thread here is a blatant, self-serving instrumentality incapable of distinguishing between the desire for order and the desire for domination, between the good of all and one’s own good.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
Other authorizers cannot operate instrumentality charter schools.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
State and local governments, agencies and instrumentalities of the federal government, and nonprofits were not eligible for payments.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
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Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
The common thread here is a blatant, self-serving instrumentality incapable of distinguishing between the desire for order and the desire for domination, between the good of all and one’s own good.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
Other authorizers cannot operate instrumentality charter schools.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
State and local governments, agencies and instrumentalities of the federal government, and nonprofits were not eligible for payments.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instrumentality
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The filing also includes details on the company's financial instruments, borrowings, and legal proceedings, with no significant changes reported in these areas.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander arrived on the moon on March 2 to deliver a suite of science and technology instruments, according to NASA.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Family Photo That all changed on the evening of March 8, when federal agents arrived at their door.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Here, traffic optimization isn’t just a single system’s job; fleets of autonomous vehicles, interconnected traffic lights, and predictive analytics engines work as coordinated agents, dynamically rerouting vehicles and minimizing congestion.—
Cathy Hackl,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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City firefighters responded to the 900 block of West Pratt Street for reports of a vehicle into a building around 8:30 p.m.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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Police released a photo of Dandridge, along with surveillance video footage allegedly showing the 21-year-old exiting the backseat of a white vehicle while carrying an object in one hand and a backpack in the other.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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However, whether the Treasury or any other agency would be prepared to absorb the complex machinery of student loan servicing remains doubtful.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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For hours, neighbors struggled to pull them out, thwarted by a lack of heavy machinery.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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The men and women of this agency embody courage, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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Membership dues contributed about $2.7 million to the Visit Orlando, a fraction of the agency’s $109 million budget, according to the latest tax filings.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
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The only modifications: noting that the approximately $9 tourist levy introduced in February 2024 is in fact mandatory, and upping enforcement mechanisms for broader compliance with the rules.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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German lawmakers moved quickly to establish a funding mechanism for a huge increase in German defense spending; now Sweden is following suit.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the organ triggers insulin resistance within it.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes the internal organs are inspected in situ, but more typically they are removed, washed down, and dissected on a water table.—
Samuel Ashworth,
The Atlantic,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Instrumentality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumentality. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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