trained

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"At elite sports schools, talented students were usually selected and trained from elementary or middle school."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

In the yearlong randomized controlled trial, people with knee osteoarthritis were trained to make a small, personalized change in the angle of their foot while walking.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

He trained hummingbirds to eat nectar out of his hand and posted the videos on Instagram.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

And we have trained ourselves to not let that noise bother us.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Beside him stood a tall young man, and a girl about Torak’s own age: Both had dark-red hair, smooth, pitiless faces, and flint arrows trained on his heart.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver