mastering

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Like Nikola Tesla and Edison, Woods believed electricity was the future and committed himself to mastering it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

For now Palou, who turned 29 earlier this month, appears content with mastering those skills in IndyCar rather that following the natural progression into an F1 ride.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Prompting AI — the ability to translate a vague problem into a specific, structured input that yields a decision-guiding output — is the modern version of mastering Excel.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

Some of the workers, who have spent years mastering their craft and usually spend weeks designing a piece of jewellery, are "very uncomfortable with it" and fear their jobs could eventually disappear, Soni admitted.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Music is a very large subject, and the advanced theory that students will want to pursue after mastering the basics will vary greatly.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones