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Inouye was a master of earmarks, a practice that allowed lawmakers to insert funding for specific companies by name in the federal budget.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

It previously owned Taylor Swift’s master recordings but sold the catalog back to the pop star in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

In 2025, following multiple complaints that condo buildings’ master policies were either being cancelled or not renewed, Missouri’s Department of Commerce and Insurance told insurers to avoid doing so.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Researchers and industry experts believe the first company to master it could set off an exponential cycle of progress, pulling so far ahead that competitors can no longer catch up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

The new canoe made it easier because we spent less time bailing water, but in return the master wanted bigger catches.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

And there are dynamic comic strips by masters of the genre, such as Hal Foster, Hergé, George Herriman and Winsor McCay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Tributes were also paid by the joint masters of the "Bicester Hunt with Whaddon Chase", where she was a secretary.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Snyder rented out the house between 2022 and 2025 while he remained in Boston to get his masters degree, which not only covered his entire mortgage payment but also generated a profit each month.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Clearly, the algorithm masters aren’t too precious about these throwaway texts; their core strategy will always be to embrace whatever seems to work best in the moment.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

She lifted him in her soft arms, but Diomedes, knowing she was a coward goddess, not one of those who like Athena are masters where warriors fight, leaped toward her and wounded her hand.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen anything like that from a press secretary, but no one has mastered the dark art of hucksterism with Leavitt’s aplomb.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

In three years, he said, he mastered the alphabet, but "it took me 22 years to master 650 words" of vocabulary.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

But the concept was not mastered until NBC’s “Today” introduced “Steals and Deals” in 2010 as an occasional segment that grew over time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

North Korea, which has mastered the art of stealing crypto through hacks and other cybercrimes, has used it to buy fuel and military equipment, officials say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

Stairs that went up were tricky things, and he had not yet entirely mastered them.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

AI can also still be used for mastering songs and, for example, using drum machines and auto tune.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

“There’s a great sense of accomplishment in mastering a tangible craft,” Perry said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

“If you don’t test, how do you know if your students are mastering the concepts?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

It provides a little aid, a little boost and a little fuel for inspiring some to get more serious about mastering a craft.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

He told me I had a gift, like playing the violin or mastering chess.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García