instrument
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Davis, who died Monday at age 94, didn’t sing or play an instrument.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
Yet interest rate levels are a blunt instrument when it comes to tweaking certain parts of the economy, Jamner said in a phone interview.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
Other experts argue that toxic online behaviour is a societal rather than a technology problem, and the blunt instrument of blocking the tech altogether on its own is not the solution.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
The team had previously reported that older adults who practiced a musical instrument for the first time over a four month period showed improvements in memory performance and putamen function.
From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026
At the end of their conversation, Meier agreed that she should take the instrument.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing instrument
Macbeth's "Is this a dagger..." soliloquy
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John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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