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instruments

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plural of instrument

as in certificates

a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something a valid will is a legal instrument

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as in devices

an article intended for use in work always choose the right instrument for any woodworking job

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as in instrumentalities

something used to achieve an end he sees scouting as an instrument for building character in young people

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as in tools

one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another the claim that the scientists are mere instruments of the tobacco companies, who pay them to produce findings that are highly suspect

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Recent Examples of instruments The group will highlight stories and histories from the United States and Central and South America as told through musical repertoire and historic instruments. —

Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026 Kamai trains in celestial navigation, using the stars, winds and waves to traverse the ocean without modern instruments. —

ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026 The Dragon Lady can be sent aloft and short notice loaded with cameras and instruments suited for the mission and a pilot who can make decisions on the spot. —

David Szondy march 29, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026 Many of the Guards’ main instruments of economic power were granted during this succession period in the late 1980s and early 1990s. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026 The instruments used to make antimatter create interference that hinders its study. —

Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026 And, in a throwback to his 1970 solo debut, McCartney and its 1980s sequel, McCartney II, the upcoming LP is credited solely to McCartney, who played the majority of the instruments on the album. —

Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026 The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering. —

Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026 Frank’s musical vocabulary, especially as instruments like harp, xylophone and mariarchi-like brass are added, is frequently transfixing. —

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026

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At the time of writing, the processing time for citizenship certificates from the US is 10 months, with about 50,900 people currently waiting for a decision, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

— Vivian Song, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Vessel has previously said that zoning approvals shouldn’t hinge on building and fire code matters, which can be addressed when building permits and certificates of occupancy are sought.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026