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Scott Kendall, an attorney for the parents and teachers who brought the case, said some private schools had been instructing families on using correspondence allotments to cover tuition costs.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

He had been instructing school pupils at Sheigra near Sandwood Bay.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023

Mr. Baldwin said in the interview that Ms. Hutchins had been instructing him on where to point the gun when it discharged.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2022

The War Ministry discussed discharging the German military mission which had been instructing land forces.

From Time Magazine Archive

All my life those instincts had been instructing me in this single doctrine—that the odds are better if you rely only on yourself.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover