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Buckingham Palace said it was a moment for the King to learn more about the history of slavery and resistance.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
"This analysis is pushing the boundaries to an extreme case to help us learn something about this jet quenching phenomenon and the conditions needed to generate a QGP."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Mission Viejo likely qualified for the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs with this the win, and will learn of its opponent on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Mr. Blackwood says they learn at Ralston “that they can have an uncynical relation to things that matter to them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Now we’d learn if Tansy could go on being teacher or if she’d be turned out.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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He is the author of four books, including “Child of the Universe,” a children’s title about a girl who learns she is made of stardust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
"It was a poor reaction from him and you hope he learns and he learns quickly."
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The tactic’s efficacy depends on a confused audience, and every person who learns about the acronym is a little bit harder to fool.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
By revealing the intricate connections, specialized functions, and unusual physical structure of neurons in the locus coeruleus, the research provides a more detailed picture of how the animal brain communicates and learns.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
During his off-hours, Vincent learns how to navigate the city, which is a huge change from tiny Zundert.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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"All the stranger danger we had learned growing up was just out the window."
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
The discoveries at Oued Beht highlight how much remains to be learned about the deep history of north Africa.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Officials involved in those investigations suspected she was recruited by Chinese intelligence services after they learned of what they saw as a close relationship between her and the Nvidia chief, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
She added that they’ve learned recently that some newer applications have been processed, but there “doesn’t appear to be any rhyme or reason to the order they are processing these applications.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
We never knew what she’d learned at high school.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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Wanjiru's niece, Esther Njoki, told the BBC that the family learnt of the postponement through the UK embassy and had received no official explanation.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 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
"I've learnt a lot as a captain, I've learnt a lot as a person," Brook, whose side return to action in a 50-over tri-series on Tuesday, told Press Association.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Griffith said she felt "sadness and frustration that women had to go through these experiences" for the review to happen and she wants lessons to be learnt across the industry.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
“I have learnt next to nothing, Joe. You think much of me. It’s only that.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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It initially focused on the rising cost of living, inequality, and deteriorating learning conditions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
Despite believing she could write a novel in a matter of months, de Waal said it took more than a decade of rejection and learning the craft before she was published.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
“We’re not really learning how to deal with that grief.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
We’re learning that it’s increasingly sensitive about what that growth costs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Irian wrinkled her forehead, dredging through her stock of learning.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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