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He goes on many photo shoots with me, but does not bother to learn how to use the equipment or step up in organizing preproduction.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
As we learn more based on their usage, we’re adjusting these limits as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Madrid has a lot to learn from F1 about how to run a global spectacle; F1 could probably learn the true Spanish way.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Around the country, students who learn about the artwork in history classes are gearing up for school trips, while businesses are bidding to capitalise on some of the fervour.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
She already speaks two languages—her native Filipino, of course, and English, which was taught to Filipinos during the American occupation—but she wants to learn others.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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She added that she enjoys traveling with a group of strangers because she usually learns something new.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
She learns of new ripples at the same time we do.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Deep Cogito applies several techniques, including large-scale reinforcement learning, in which a model learns through a combination of penalties and rewards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
In an Instagram post, Grasso said she needed her fans "now more than ever" as she learns more about the mental health condition.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Hans goes away, and years later Cady learns that he’s wound up in England, where he’s struggling with ill health.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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We met her dog, learned about her hobbies and heard about her life before she met Epstein.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Since your 2026 also included a big movie with “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” what have you learned the most this year?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Everything we know was learned after the fact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
While the risk of explosion is believed to have been low, CalMac described it as a "critical failure" in the gas fuel system and said lessons had been learned.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
In churches and club rooms and private homes in those desperate days, I told the truths Betsie and I had learned in Ravensbruck.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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For those who never learnt as children, Cole says starting later can feel particularly exposing.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
During her courses, she learnt about tinting, waxing, facials and massage, which was taught as a separate module.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
LIV staff have learnt to put on a brave face.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The BBC has also now learnt that the world's largest sperm bank, Cryos International, has blacklisted Dogus clinic since 2016.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
I don’t claim I’ve been immune to all of this, but I’ve learnt to live with it.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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If you fear healthcare costs in retirement, “start learning about Medicare,” Conti advised.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
In Chicago, ACT UP’s Gregg Bordowitz became her mentor and professor, and for three years, Rosales immersed herself in learning, becoming obsessed with Gertrude Stein and philosophers like Gilles Deleuze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Many schools, which returned from summer break last week, have announced a switch to remote learning.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
At Texas Tech, Mr. Buck reports, “even the courses focused on more practical classroom skills” emphasize “individual autonomy over learning through direct instruction.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
But, to be honest, learning everyone’s names seemed like a waste of time when I could be learning about the nitty.gritty details of George Washington’s role as our nation’s first spymaster.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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