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El-Sayed says he has "been able to listen and learn ... and where my comments in the past have caused unnecessary pain, to apologize."
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Now, as she follows the 18-wheeler, she feels she will soon learn what happens to the wood chips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
"Most importantly, that we learn or re-learn to exercise our muscle of decency."
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Instead, he let Slim Shady learn a hard lesson that true southerners know: You lay down with dogs, you wake up with fleas.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
“Come on, Charlotte! If I can do it, so can you. Besides, if you’re going to grow up to be a badass like me, you’ve got to learn how to strut.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Once a person learns the technique, it can potentially become part of ordinary daily movement without requiring continued use of specialized equipment.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
There are the now-traditional scenes in which Carrie learns to consciously control her telekinetic superpowers, previously manifested by accidentally setting off car alarms, opening mailboxes and causing a rain of rocks on her parents’ roof.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
When at home, your body learns to adapt to your daily routine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Their weights, or the numeral parameters that the model learns throughout the training process, can be downloaded directly and run locally.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
When a child learns language, they undergo a very extensive form of enculturation.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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The BBC has also learned he continued to be paid for a month after his conviction.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Yes, she identified a few changes that were necessary early, she told me, but she also learned from prior leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
They had been certified at PSA and were being returned to him in Michigan when he learned about the theft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
I’ve learned which things are worth making myself, which are better left to professionals and how much pleasure a few slightly theatrical details can bring to an otherwise ordinary meal.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
I had learned much, in the past year, about what I could and could not bear.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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
It was only later that he learnt of Nansi's heroics.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Gradually, they learnt how it worked and grew confident using it.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
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
The revolutionary element he introduced into the sacred music he wrote at Notre-Dame was something he’d clearly learnt from the troubadours, who had in turn picked it up from Spain: rhythm.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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“Learning to pay attention, learning to feel excited about trying something new or challenging — that stuff carried forward means everything,” Markowitz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Even a single month of additional learning would leave researchers “out of your mind excited,” Markowitz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
But her sight loss has increasingly affected her ability to work, with the actress previously speaking about struggling to see on film sets and having difficulty learning scripts.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
She said: "The children absolutely loved it. The standout moment was learning that Tim Peake had run a marathon on the International Space Station. They couldn't believe it."
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
All that I am learning is that I cannot trust myself when I feel certain of anything.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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