as in means
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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Employing a combination of creative thinking and advanced instruments, researchers wanted to identify when the child had died, as its existence proved that Neanderthals and humans met and mated.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2025 -
The portfolio consists primarily of interest-yielding debt instruments.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
10 Mar. 2025
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Google has launched tools and services enabling developers and business users to build agents.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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By connecting with external applications, agents can take care of shopping, scheduling, managing travel, and many of our day-to-day interactions with digital services.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Eventually there would also likely be new models, especially in electric vehicles.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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Detroit Chief Financial Officer Jay Rising said the upgrade is beneficial not only at times when the city is issuing bonds, but also for more routine business matters such as leasing vehicles and equipment.—
JC Reindl,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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Some veterans who went into public service have lost jobs since funding cuts, Del Rio said, and agencies have banded together to help find jobs.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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The agencies also instruct organizations to store copies of sensitive or crucial information on physically separate and secure locations, such as hard drives or other storage devices, should recovery become necessary in the wake of an attack.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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The disease, which has no cure, affects multiple organs, including the brain, nerves, muscles, and liver, and symptoms can be wide-ranging and debilitating.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
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While its outer tissues may freeze solid, its internal organs remain unharmed.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Ashley had a black eye when the police gained entry to her apartment and found the social media star unconscious on her bathroom floor, per the British outlet.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Jones was a respected teammate and was always good about his media sessions and doing what was required.—
Charlotte Carroll,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Investments focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors tend to favor companies that score highly on certain criteria, such as climate change, human rights or corporate transparency.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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For Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the benefit amount varies based on factors such as income, type of disability and the number of people in the household.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Instrumentalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumentalities. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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