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Authorities are trying to learn how the perpetrator gained access to the beach, including whether they boated over from the other side of the lake, investigators have said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
"I will try to learn from this mistake, and do better in future."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Many learn some basic Russian, such as the words for “thank you,” “good,” and “rice,” said Svitova, who has traveled to North Korea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
He tracked Chávez down to learn more about his efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Hugo helped me learn how to ride the bicycle.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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Her love life proves to be as evanescent as her artistic medium; when the novel begins, Tor learns that her boyfriend, Andreas, is cheating on her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"Everyone who studies chemistry beyond GCSE, or equivalent, learns about it."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
She runs away to a place where she adapts quickly to the creatures around her, and learns how to feel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
She added that she enjoys traveling with a group of strangers because she usually learns something new.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
In a quarrel with Gudrun she learns the truth and she plans her revenge.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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Though Liniger continued to live with significant paralysis on her left side after the plane wreck, she learned to play golf with one arm immobilized in a sling and became an accomplished one-armed golfer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Along with co-op facilities, he also purchased a plot of land in Delano to house the union’s first headquarters and learned how to handle media amid Chávez’s historic fasts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The BBC recently learned that the US denied a visa to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian delegation to attend UNGA.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
About 20 weeks into the pregnancy, the parents learned that the fetus had a severe heart defect.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
And so began our stay in this place that, we learned, was named Vught after the nearest small village.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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"And I feel like I learnt to do that too," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
"I have learnt so much, I have met people all around the world, and it has been delightful," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Army says it is prioritising the training that has been informed by lessons learnt from the war in Ukraine, and is reviewing each request for training on a case-by-case basis.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
She found it so effective that she learnt about other breathing techniques and incorporates them into her work as a life coach.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Why could Descartes not bear the simple truth, that much of what he knew he had learnt from Beeckman?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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There his life was devoid of high school hallmarks such as mingling and dating women, dances, and learning about the world through pop culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I was learning essential crafts and techniques,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Mice with less Menin had lower levels of D-serine, an amino acid that helps activate receptors involved in learning and memory.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
I am learning from this experience and will carry those lessons with me, including remembering that there is more to life than racing and knowing when it is right to step away.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Upon learning of Kate’s death, Maggie lost all interest in life.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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