lesson

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And 44-year-old McCullum, who played 101 Tests for New Zealand, said his team must use their latest Ashes failure as a "lesson" for the challenges ahead.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Britain is learning this lesson about its welfare state the hard way as a new government report revealed that one in eight of its working-age youth currently aren’t employed, in school or in job training.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

That’s a hard lesson to learn, but most people are dealing with their own private aspirations and insecurities.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

And that’s a lesson I still carry with me every day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The boy could hardly wait for his weekly lesson, and eventually he began to defeat Tommy.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady