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The idea was for people to come and learn, work on their business, and hit the gym and eat right to gain the strength to build their own utopias elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
What they could’ve done instead: Either choose appliances that are relatively easy to operate, or learn how to use and maintain them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
There’s a lot we can learn from it today.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
“You really learn from a duty-of-care perspective how to best look after the women,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“That’s my next run. This is the day when all the little kids stay on the bus extra-long, to learn bus safety. Maybe you need that, just to learn to get on and off?”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The reader is an outside observer and learns about things in a realistic manner.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
In New York’s Catskills, the cradle of American dry fly fishing, a total beginner learns the sport—and its history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
In an interview with the Financial Times, the Turing Award winner lamented that, although "he learns fast," Wang has "no experience with research" and was on "a dead end" quest.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
She said: "Integration isn't charity, it's common sense. A person who learns English or Welsh, finds work and contributes isn't actually a burden."
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
"I'm only going to see that he learns his lesson," Nick said innocently.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
More education and discussion about menstrual cycles are needed, says Elena, who only learned about the luteal phase through social media at the age of 24.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Zouhair was unemployed and had learned German, his mother said, adding that he "dreamed of going to Germany for a better life".
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
“It’s such an honor to be able to learn and soak up how she carries herself and, like, what she’s learned from her careers,” Queens outfielder Brittany Apagar said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
“There’s a lot of fun to be had with AI and math. It’s not something that I’ve learned to have fun with yet.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
I’d like to say that I learned from that experience and have no intention of doing that again.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
"But what I shall most remember is the eye-opening pleasure of it all, and what I learnt about reading and the power of fiction from my fellow judges."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Pizza Express held an internal inquiry into whether Andrew Mountbatten Windsor had visited its restaurant in Woking, BBC Newsnight has learnt.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
The room, which doubles as a kitchen and bedroom, was decorated with flowers drawn by Habiba's 11-year-old daughter, Nahida, who was practising English that she had learnt at the village school.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
He learnt that he had been born in Bristol and as a baby he had been unwell.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Descartes exploded again, telling Beeckman he had learnt as much from him as he had learnt from ants and worms.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
It also allows Manila to progress in learning how to receive resupplies at sea from the U.S. or allies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
But swimmers and others who use the facility are now learning that pre-Olympic construction probably will force them out of three immensely popular swimming pools for more than a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Working from home is now a regular feature of the work world, Zoom calls are an everyday thing, and digital learning and telehealth have become mainstream.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
The school is now run by a new trust which says the failings have led to "important learning".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Even though I was learning that this was just a facade she put on and took off like a well-worn coat, it was comforting to pretend she had everything under control.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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