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educate

[ej-oo-kayt] / ˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪt /


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McVay said the goal was not to determine if the call was correct or incorrect, but to get feedback that could help coaches educate and educate players.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Over time the gap between these schools, which tend to educate wealthier students, and other colleges has only grown, his research shows.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The program began in 2015 and Ledbetter explained it exists both to serve science and educate the public -- but also to rebuild the ecosystem "one coral at a time."

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

In their vote, City Council members also ordered a report with a framework on how to implement a mandatory six-hour paid training to educate workers on minimum wage laws and other labor protections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

It is easier to educate a man when he wants to learn.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Last year, none of the substantial number of homeless students it educates were chronically absent, school officials said, a goal they hope to maintain as school opens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

This includes homeownership, and Compass also educates tenants “on financial education, understanding markets, and understanding how investing works,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

A fellow ranger, former poacher Festus Benjamin, 31, told AFP he now educates his peers on the value of preserving the park's wildlife.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

After university, Bobi Wine embarked on a music career, branding his craft "edutainment", that is, entertainment that educates.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026

“This city is a paradise, Tally. It feeds you, educates you, keeps you safe. It makes you pretty.”

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

For most of human history, knowing where you were was an educated guess.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

We have taken what we already know about superfluid helium and quantum technologies and turned that into an educated design, with the parameters and specifications needed to build one.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

"People are not properly educated in the fact that the non-league is actually a really high quality and that is also an indirect goal of mine with this match," he adds.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“I do believe that my children would have been able to reclassify much earlier if the law had changed earlier and if I, as a mother, would have educated myself earlier,” Carbajal Salmerón said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

He was a scholar, the friend of Raleigh and of Nashe, the most brilliant and educated of the Cambridge wits.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

“We’re educating our consumer not to expect a sale,” Coppetti told investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

If someone wants to remain independent, they need to continue educating themselves about the changing world we live in as seniors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Perretta said they had also got a lot better at educating businesses to report crime.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

The museum board said Exposition Park would allow the institution to “have the greatest impact on the broader community, fulfilling our goal of inspiring, engaging and educating a broad and diverse visitorship.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

In the weeks that followed, I found out that while I had set out to reeducate the demoness about dragons, she was educating me in the demonic language.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep




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