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[tekst-book] / ˈtɛkstˌbʊk /


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But, like many luxuries, as they became more popular and more accessible to the masses, the wealthy began pivoting – a textbook example of behaviour known as "counter signalling", Rudolfo says.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The textbook response to a supply shock is to look through it on the theory that it passes before higher rates take effect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

"By revisiting a long-standing textbook explanation with modern tools, our work aims to improve chemistry education and strengthen the conceptual foundations that support chemical innovation."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

After initial training, the model is like a math student who has read every math textbook ever written but has never been taught to converse about math or answer questions in a natural way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

She gave me an old high school textbook and sat me in the back of the classroom.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

Priorities: Payne wants to make community colleges “cheaper, faster, better” in part by offering students more training for specific jobs and less expensive online textbooks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

For decades, organic chemistry textbooks have generally taught that the influence of certain atoms can travel through three or four bonds within a molecule.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Viktoria Haidai surveys the mangled remains of the printing press, which should have been busy churning out textbooks ready for the new school year.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

His daughter, Katie Niederhoffer, said that until the last days of his life, she kept him stocked with books, everything from textbooks and biographies to books on trees and resilience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Naturally, the first thing Mr. Ham says is “Please open your textbooks to page thirty.”

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm




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