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“A big thing that we talk with our players about a lot is being able to learn and get better and try to correct things even when you are winning,” coach JJ Redick said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026
He spent his holiday on video calls with voice and movement coaches, and when he returned he had two weeks to "lock in", learn his lines, and how to imitate John's movements and tics.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
The idea was that it speaks about the limits of how much you can learn about what happens in a family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
But as I’d learn by searching for other recent examples, we aren’t alone.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2026
What if I could just say, “I’m not very good at conversations about feelings,” the same way Celia said, “It takes me a long time to learn a new skill.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Astonishingly, this is news to Humberstone, who learns about the accolade during our interview.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026
He learns to be a better, more mature person through his newfound responsibilities—just like Dustin Hoffman did in “Kramer vs. Kramer,” Adam Sandler did in “Big Daddy” and plenty of others like them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
At first, Carson is repulsed by Rapp’s slimy overstepping, but she slowly learns not to loathe him.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
That’s why quarterbacks throwing to receivers in offseason practices are valuable as each learns about the other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
After he learns to do that, it will be another whole step to make him see that fruit is not a thing he must rely on the hands of mankind for, but grows on trees.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
She also learned from him that Latvians were angry at what had happened and that Dolars was bringing shame on their country.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
Greeks, for better or worse, have learned to expect less from the state than many of their European peers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
Mingi: The thing I learned the most was how to connect with the fans and get them as excited as us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
This suggests that the network learned important features of the overall interaction rather than simply reproducing one output.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
The dogs always know direction but this was before I learned to trust them—learned to understand that lead dogs know more than the person on the sled.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
"I got a call from the Security Service: 'Congratulations ...' And I was just frozen in shock," Tetiana said, recalling the moment she learnt her son was being freed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
"It's fair to say that we've learnt a lot from this season... and there's lots that we'll be putting into place, particularly following the wildfire summits," said Adam Openshaw, deputy chief fire officer for SWFRS.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
"I learnt from that the power of kindness and the profound effect it has when other people aren't being kind."
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Lessons need to be learnt after an inquiry found that government failings in care settings allowed the spread of Covid, a woman whose mother died during the pandemic has said.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
‘Your clan are friendly with the Red Deer, aren’t they? Your brother said he learnt Magecraft with them.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Today, they are learning the art of a successful job interview.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026
Once more, we’re learning there are only a few people who are good at it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
"The trick is learning how to engineer them into a form that's useful -- and sometimes even better than what nature gives us."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
With every concert and every moment, I’m always learning how to get fans more excited, how to communicate with them and make sure they enjoy it from the start until the very end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
“He took years learning how to do that in five seconds,” Door said.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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