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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Noun
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California is not unique, and housing is not the only means by which the older generations have effectively pulled up the ladder behind them.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026 -
Which is fortunate for Musselman, given there will be less means to lure players from the portal.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Grace's spaceship can be spun like a centrifuge to create artificial gravity so that scientific instruments will work properly.—
Tara Haelle,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, during their flyby, the Artemis 2 astronauts saw parts of the far side never before seen with human eyes, which are incredibly capable instruments.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Ashwin Sreenivas, president of AI startup Decagon, said the advent of coding agents has led to a number of shifts within his company.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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The action kicked off in the Bronx, where agents descended on a Selwyn Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Large trucks account for five per cent of the vehicles in the United States but play a role in ten per cent of fatal accidents.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Waymo and Waze announced the effort, which will use data collected by autonomous vehicles to identify road damage and share it with local governments.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Many responsible agencies already follow these practices.—
Jake Krilovich,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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Government agencies, banks, and tech companies do not request this information through unsolicited calls, emails, or messages.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Getting anything to run backwards in a watch that is otherwise running clockwise requires reverse-gear mechanisms that are beyond the scope of this article to explain.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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The latter will present the main support programs, tax incentives, and mechanisms for international collaboration.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Orbán did not so much dismantle Hungary’s democracy as reconfigure its organs from within.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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She was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa — an eye disease that causes vision loss — and lupus, a disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s healthy tissues and organs instead of fighting germs, according to court records.—
Chase Jordan
April 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
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Editing tools like Descript are also rushing into the growing market for digital clones.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Vanity Fair,
15 Apr. 2026
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Each new Home Depot location includes a dedicated pro team, along with digital tools designed to streamline ordering.—
Alexandria Mansfield,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Instrumentalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumentalities. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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