as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
indoctrinated children in proper safety procedures
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Mauricio Novelli, the entrepreneur behind LIBRA, ran the investing courses where Adorni taught in 2022, and Adorni was among the officials in the room when Novelli brought his American partner, Hayden Davis, into the Casa Rosada for the LIBRA soirée.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026 -
Jan, the executive producer of the film, reached out to Shilpi Gulati, a filmmaker who teaches at the School of Media and Cultural Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, to work on the project.—
Neha Bhatt,
NPR,
13 June 2026
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His agent, a Ghanaian called Alex Quaye, was a banker by profession, having been educated in the United States at the University of Charleston.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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“Indoctrinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indoctrinate. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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