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Recent Examples of instrumental
Chase was Lincoln’s Treasury Secretary and was instrumental in the Revenue Acts of 1861 and 1862, which created the first federal income tax framework and the office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
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Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Walker McKinven McKinven was instrumental working with catchers and implementing strategy in a coaching role with the Brewers under Stearns and then-Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell before becoming bench coach for the White Sox last season.
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Will Sammon,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
No More is represented worldwide by WME, who were instrumental in this deal, according to the announcement.
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Jem Aswad,
Variety,
25 June 2026
L'Oréal’s own consumer research found 58 percent of women linked heat to their hair damage, and company instrumental testing showed the device works three times faster and leaves hair twice as smooth compared to premium competitors.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
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Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Walker McKinven McKinven was instrumental working with catchers and implementing strategy in a coaching role with the Brewers under Stearns and then-Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell before becoming bench coach for the White Sox last season.
—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
No More is represented worldwide by WME, who were instrumental in this deal, according to the announcement.
—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
25 June 2026
L'Oréal’s own consumer research found 58 percent of women linked heat to their hair damage, and company instrumental testing showed the device works three times faster and leaves hair twice as smooth compared to premium competitors.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instrumental
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Those approvals allow crews to begin building essential site infrastructure before full production activities start.
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Therefore, building mental endurance is essential to staving off decision fatigue and reducing the judgment errors that tend to surface when a leader's cognitive reserves run low.
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But there are ample more fundamental reasons to add capacity.
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Although relatively few technical details about the Common Combat Vessel have been released, the decision signals a fundamental change in how the Royal Navy intends to build and operate its future surface fleet.
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Ashton's journey from moving bins to cleaning them demonstrates that a complete roadmap isn't necessary; curiosity and taking the next step are crucial.
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This week, investors are looking at the huge sums being spent and questioning whether AI can produce the profits and productivity necessary to make all the investment worth it.
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Instead, consciousness is an outcome of information processing, and thus in principle it can be generated in any number of physical substrates so long as those substrates can support the requisite informational patterns, structures and computations.
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And of course, the park has the requisite harbors, beaches, basketball, pickleball/tennis courts, ball fields and an 18-hole golf course/driving range.
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But access to toilets, showers and basic supplies are limited.
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The values imparted to me throughout my public school education — equal opportunity, impartial justice, respect for expertise, basic honesty — have been abandoned by a new breed of politician that has turned governance itself into a blood sport.
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During discussions about elementary and middle school social studies curriculum, board members made addendums, including education about the horrors of communism, why the Second Amendment was created and how counterculture increased the rate of divorce.
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The measure includes a list of texts that would be required reading during each grade level in all the state's public schools, and includes Bible stories and verses in grades ranging from elementary to high school.
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Leadership and commitment of Governor Trumbull and the Courant were indispensable to the colony’s movement towards independence.
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Russia aims to make its fourth-generation nuclear technology entirely indispensable to emerging economies by providing a full-service loop that spans from uranium mining to waste recycling.
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“Instrumental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumental. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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