pupil
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Another surprise is the UK being taken off the bond markets' naughty step, and instead being named model pupil by the IMF.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
"We stand in solidarity with the high schools that are worse off. We need real measures and proper dialogue, not repression," said 16-year-old pupil Emeline.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Campbell was a pupil at Edinburgh Academy between 1966 and 1978, from when he was aged five until he was 17.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
John’s grandfather, an organist, impresses upon his pupil that music will only torment him if he thinks of it as an art form to be perfected; he must instead treat it as a “commodity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Much of our understanding of mind reading comes from two remarkable scientists, a teacher and his pupil: Silvan Tomkins and Paul Ekman.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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