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teach

[teech] / titʃ /


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Faith blossoms as Annie comes to understand Xavier’s driving need to reunite with his spouse, and the loving father of two employs a bag of flour to teach her swaddling lessons.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

"Having boys, it's really important they have menstruation education as well, and I will be trying to teach them as much about it as I would a daughter."

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

But institutions teach lessons beyond their formal curriculum.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“It is more difficult to teach them the requisite skills from afar,” New York Fed researchers noted.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

“I had to teach all this to someone. I knew that the girl who sang, the little girl who could remember the words and the songs, would remember the herbs and the magic of them.”

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

So she teaches them for just under $300.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

She said the camp teaches children about forgiveness, so she and her husband put that lesson into practice by forgiving the people who took the trailer.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

If the story of vitamin C and cancer teaches us anything, it is that science rarely moves in straight lines.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

"If everyone is the same, it teaches you in life you've got to have uniforms depending on your job," he said.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Mr. Kazilly, who teaches us both English and history, is a certified crazy man, at least in our opinion.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

"Lockdown effectively taught everybody to be afraid of social interaction," she says.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Janet Garrison, a dirt-bike-riding grandmother who taught information technology at the local community college, downloaded an app used by hunters to map the plots being acquired.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Last week, I wrote about the pasta that finally taught me how to shop at the farmers market.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

"Many years ago I worked in Skewen and taught her niece. The whole family were lovely. I would often bump into her in local shops and restaurants and was she was always lovely," said Maggie.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

"Don't let yourself die. You taught me to fight for what one believes in! Fight for your life!"

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

“I’ve been able to focus on patient care, research and teaching knowing that my child is thriving in a nurturing learning environment.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

“I wouldn’t be sitting here right now if it wasn’t for Randy teaching me.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

He said it made him realise that his First Nation would benefit from setting up its own wildfire emergency response and teaching residents how to protect their own homes.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Among the participants is 29-year-old teaching student Claudia Sifredo.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

“I have been teaching math for the past eight years and am an honors graduate of the West Virginia State College, with bachelor’s degrees with high honors in mathematics and French.”

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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