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master

[mas-ter, mah-ster] / ˈmæs tər, ˈmɑ stər /






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You sense that Sage Elsesser would excel in any endeavor he set out to master.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Cho herself prepared by consulting the late master of the form, Frederick Wiseman, who was unabashed about the tension between documentary filmaking’s often radical politics and the privilege required to turn it into a profession.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Lane Kiffin, the school’s polarizing new head coach, lived up to his reputation as a master of loopholes by recruiting players straight out of NFL training camps.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

But alongside his digital push, the prime minister still has to master one of Westminster's weekly traditions; the political back and forth that is Prime Minister's Questions.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

They were so grateful, they’d take me personally to the police to report the boat master, Jack of Diamonds, and his henchmen, and make sure I got home safely.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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

"We are masters in our own house," the prime minister said on Saturday, just hours after breaking off trade talks with the United States and ordering his negotiators back to Ottawa.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

In 2025, it claimed, the defendants hacked into the mobile device of a producer who had collaborated with Grande and accessed unreleased masters, demos and footage from recording sessions.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

“What is going on over there?” said one of the hideous masters of the House of Wu, alerted by Pinmei’s yelp.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

Mr. Iyer’s left hand is more than up to the task of the low-end contrapuntal motion that Mr. Threadgill’s music demands, and Mr. Prieto long ago mastered his idea of frictionless grooves.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

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

Despite his age, the pensioner is also partial to a bit of Pilates, and recently mastered the "crow" pose.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

They would much rather play, and if you have their interests at heart, you will let them learn while they play; they will find that what they have mastered is child’s play.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

It’s a sonic recipe that the two former schoolmates have been mastering since they were under lockdown from COVID.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

After mastering the accumulation phase of your wealth journey, managing the distribution phase can get increasingly tricky.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

On subsidies, the authors reach for a kitchen analogy: mastering them is like baking a cake.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Determined to prove herself, she set her mind on mastering Gallup’s method.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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