lesson

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When I was 12, my dad coached our Little League Baseball team and taught me a lesson without saying a word.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Good work, however, won’t be denied, even if Broadway producers have perhaps overlearned the lesson of last year’s sleeper, Cole Escola’s “Oh, Mary!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The lesson is an introduction to the history of California and one of its most potent myths: that of the pioneers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

But when you look at the national picture - as we have done over the last year - another broader lesson emerges.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“Ms. Russell, I know it’s been an eventful day, but I still need you to focus on the lesson at hand,” Mr. Rowdy says.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold