textbook
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They were like high-school students trying to hack into the textbook company to cheat on their final exam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The seventh song, Yeah, is a textbook example of tension and release in pop music - that strips the idea down to its most elemental form.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
He co-authored the influential textbook Quantum Optics, a resource that has educated generations of physicists.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
The stock has fallen by 31% from its all-time intraday high of $225.64, officially sinking it past the 20% threshold that defines a textbook bear market.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
“I told you to devote more time to yoga. No one listens,” she says as she searches high and low in her locker for her German textbook.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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They’re dead-set on excising any shagginess that doesn’t fit their hidebound worldview, attacking textbooks and museums that dare to push beyond a straightforward explanation.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
The “standard” anatomy shown in textbooks is therefore best understood not as a universal blueprint, but as a simplified reference point within a wide biological range.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026
He wears pressure garments through Ahmedabad's heat and struggles to turn the pages of textbooks.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
Beginning next year, eligible families can spend the scholarship money on tuition at private or religious schools, or they can put it toward textbooks, tutoring services, after-school programs and other education-related expenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
My textbooks began to make sense, and I found myself doing more than the required reading.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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