as in means
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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About 7 million barrels per day of that loss is being made up through other means, like the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates and the release of strategic reserves, according to Kpler data.—
Victor Ordonez,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026 -
But Reich says philanthropy is still regularly used by people with means to cultivate their reputations.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
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Watches are time-telling instruments, but more important, storytelling instruments.—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The mission will carry a suite of instruments, the Lunar Vulkan Imaging and Spectroscopy Explorer (Lunar-VISE).—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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Stricter rules were imposed on documentation required for sponsors, border agents started pressuring unaccompanied children to self-deport before transferring them to shelters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement started arresting some sponsors in the middle of the release process.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Following the deadly shooting of two Americans by immigration agents in Minneapolis earlier this year, congressional Democrats have opposed funding ICE and CBP without policy changes, but the two parties have been unable to reach an agreement on reforms.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Brazil’s massive dual-fuel fleet — consisting of vehicles capable of running on any combination of ethanol and gasoline — is unique in its scale.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Mecklenburg currently has two community resource centers in west and east Charlotte, offering one-stop access to county agencies and community groups that help address housing, food insecurity, health and more.—
Mary Ramsey
April 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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As far as peptides go, Koniver seemed to support America’s public-health agencies coming under new management.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Any efforts to meaningfully regulate insider trading would, in my view, require clear rules and viable enforcement mechanisms.—
Parker Bach,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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The individual mechanisms each have real research behind them.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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Kratom has also been found to contain high levels of lead, which can damage the brain and other organs.—
Andrew Kolodny,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some say they are reincarnated Grammy-winning studio musicians, some say their internal organs still lay in clay pots back in Egypt.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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This article was created by content specialists using various tools, including AI.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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New tools like mixed reality technologies and spatial computing might offer a way for the biennial form to mutate, in response to our own age, rather than die.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Instrumentalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumentalities. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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