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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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Recent Examples of instrumentality
To effect these seizures, the FBI will simultaneously issue commands that will interfere with the hackers’ control over the instrumentalities of their crimes (the Target Devices), including by preventing the hackers from easily re-infecting the Target Devices with KV Botnet malware.
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Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
The common thread here is a blatant, self-serving instrumentality incapable of distinguishing between the desire for order and the desire for domination, between the good of all and one’s own good.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
Other authorizers cannot operate instrumentality charter schools.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
State and local governments, agencies and instrumentalities of the federal government, and nonprofits were not eligible for payments.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
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Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
The common thread here is a blatant, self-serving instrumentality incapable of distinguishing between the desire for order and the desire for domination, between the good of all and one’s own good.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
Other authorizers cannot operate instrumentality charter schools.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
State and local governments, agencies and instrumentalities of the federal government, and nonprofits were not eligible for payments.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instrumentality
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Webb’s powerful instruments calculated the asteroid at about 200 feet, or roughly the height of a 15-story building.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The instrument, now in its fourth year of surveying the sky, can observe light from 5,000 galaxies at the same time.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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Despite still not having an agent, Marshall had her managers secure her a script and even cut the reel for her self-tape herself.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Apr. 2025
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Oh yes, and there was one other common denominator with all these contract extensions: None of the agents involved was named Scott Boras.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Several African countries are taking a bold approach to electric vehicle adoption, skipping the traditional automotive infrastructure and going straight to more sustainable models.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Many analysts said Tesla could withstand those tariffs better than competitors because its vehicles sold in the U.S. are assembled domestically.—
Lora Kolodny,Ari Levy,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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The American government dwarfs other nations in rescue experience, capacity and heavy machinery able to pull people alive from rubble.—
Ellen Knickmeyer and David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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An Israeli finance ministry official said on Thursday that Trump’s latest tariff announcement could impact Israel’s exports of machinery and medical equipment.—
Erin Doherty,Annika Kim Constantino,Yun Li,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2025
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That’s actually aligned with this notion that only one side has agency.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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Munn and Mulaney found their surrogate through an agency.—
Danielle Pergament,
SELF,
10 Apr. 2025
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German lawmakers moved quickly to establish a funding mechanism for a huge increase in German defense spending; now Sweden is following suit.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The only modifications: noting that the approximately $9 tourist levy introduced in February 2024 is in fact mandatory, and upping enforcement mechanisms for broader compliance with the rules.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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But melanoma cells in the blood or other organs experience stress from higher levels of reactive oxygen molecule levels.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Similar to hypothermia in humans, cold stress can lead to skin decay, infection and even organ failure in manatees.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Instrumentality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumentality. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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