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"I'm going to learn less, and the reputation of the university is going to most likely go downhill after this," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
We have to learn something from our last go-round, when social media did this giant experiment on our kids and left them de-skilled in conversation and in interpersonal relationships.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
“I keep a piano because finally, finally, finally, I’m going to learn to play the piano.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Instead of creating new content, world models learn how the physical world actually works so they can simulate and predict what happens.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
They have to learn the right posture, tone of voice, and mannerisms needed so that they aren’t perceived as a threat.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Instead, “light a candle” and hope that he learns from the “embarrassment” of his failure.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
The mind learns that disconnecting can allow a person to get space from the sensations, emotions, or experiences that are painful or overwhelming.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
"Your brain learns this is somewhere I lie and get stressed about not being able to sleep - so the most important thing is a consistent waking time," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Her love life proves to be as evanescent as her artistic medium; when the novel begins, Tor learns that her boyfriend, Andreas, is cheating on her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
So he focuses on work, learning more and more about art and sharing what he learns with Dries, and with Vincent by letter.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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Getting to work with Emmanuel Lubezki was something out of a dream sequence, and I learned so much from getting to watch his genius in action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
R.J.’s identity couldn’t be learned, but the news has surprised those who grew up with Abbatiello.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
"Europe can help to break this cycle through the respect for others that it has learned to cultivate and preserve," Leo said, on the first official papal visit to France in nearly two decades.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Recently, I learned about a concept called atomic change.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Leah had packed their bags as soon as she learned about the spirit rappings.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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They learnt four dances, practised hard and rehearsed at home to prepare for the event, Fernhill House Care Home said.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
This most basic of lessons has since been largely – although not completely – learnt, and sharing between Western intelligence agencies is infinitely better than it was in 2001.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Army says it is prioritising the training that has been informed by lessons learnt from the war in Ukraine, and is reviewing each request for training on a case-by-case basis.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Martin Greensmith, 37, only learnt Steven Shevels, 61, was his biological father shortly before their encounter behind The Queen's Head in Willington, County Durham, on 24 December, Teesside Crown Court heard.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
She believed, for instance, having learnt it at school, that the Party had invented airplanes.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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Anne Hawley, whose son died in 2022 after riding X2, was emotional Tuesday morning after learning the ride was permanently closed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Rapid improvements in artificial intelligence, what’s more, have encouraged companies to see if they can replace some jobs with machine learning or automation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
He scored 12 goals in 61 appearances and Weis, now Freiburg II boss, has watched him develop, with Manzambi also learning German in three months.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
For example, there’s a tool called Concern that uses machine learning to look for potentially troublesome patterns in the hospital’s electronic health record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
And learning from him was so different from how it was at school.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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