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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
See all Example Sentences for instrumentality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instrumentality
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That court loss led to a sweep of new bitcoin ETFs, which ultimately proved to be the most successful category launch in the history of such instruments.—
Brady Dale,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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The cold snap forced Yo-Yo Ma and other musicians to pre-record their music, out of fear that their instruments would freeze.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Even though Joel Wolfe, Sasaki's agent, has been trying to dispel that notion since at least November, he was asked to address it again Wednesday at Sasaki's introductory press conference in Los Angeles.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Trump administration’s Tuesday announcement that federal immigration agents would not face limits on arrests at or near sensitive locations — which alongside schools, also covers hospitals and houses of worship — undid over a decade of precedent, including Trump’s first four years in office.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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The guard told 911 dispatch that a suspicious vehicle — a dark SUV — had driven through his yard.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Car owners looking to check the status of their vehicles, car parts, or car accessories can enter their information into the NHTSA recall database or check USA TODAY's recall database for car and motor vehicle recalls.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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Training programs are particularly important when AI applications on machinery (such as sensors) require employees with no previous experience to interface with the technology.—
Anthony Milewski,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The intent of the exercise is to illuminate the sport’s complicated, layered machinery and identify the people who shape the terrain.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2025
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That shouldn’t change because of the Bears’ next head coach or what happens in free agency.—
Kevin Fishbain,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Courtney Vandersloot: The longtime Sky star is on the hunt for a new team in free agency this spring after winning the second WNBA championship of her career with the New York Liberty in 2024.—
Julia Poe,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Jan. 2025
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Creating a tax mechanism to bring in private investment is not about picking one tax structure over another.—
George Cardenas,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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The Web site also has a video that beautifully explains the mechanism that yields this fascinating phenomenon.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Garth Hudson, who played the Lowrey organ, synthesizers, accordion, and woodwind with the Band, died in his sleep this morning (January 21), the Toronto Star reports.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
21 Jan. 2025
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He was best known for his work on the organ, preferring a Lowrey to the rock standard Hammond B-3 of the time.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Instrumentality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumentality. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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