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teacher

[tee-cher] / ˈti tʃər /


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In my experience, a good teacher would never use praise to excuse a failing grade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

As international fans flooded into the three tournament co-host countries, Mexico is grappling with chaotic teacher protests in its capital.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The musical theatre teacher returned to class on Monday to tell them about the weekend he had had.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

A few began treating him with observable disdain, including the English teacher who had us read “The Scarlet Letter.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It’s another thing my first-grade teacher used to tell us, usually while pointing at one of the faces on that feeling chart on the wall.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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