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as in literate
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
a scholarly analysis of the historical document
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as in educational
of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level
a scholarly essay making comparisons between 18th-century French authors and their Germanic counterparts
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While scholarly researchers have found fact-checking can be effective at correcting misperceptions, political reporters and independent fact-checkers cannot keep up with the volume of claims.
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Bill Adair, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The disturbing new after-school special that parents of teenagers need to see: For years, anecdotal evidence and scholarly research have shown the dangers social media can hold for kids and teens.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Whichever the platform, there’s an undeniable signature that embodies craft and creativity, science and scholarly curiosity, and pure joy of food and home-cooking.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
At that stage, Black and Hispanic faculty with high h-indices—a measure of scholarly productivity and citation counts that is often used as a proxy for research quality—actually fared better than similarly productive white and Asian faculty.
—Bykatie Langin, science.org, 4 Oct. 2024
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Bill Adair, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The disturbing new after-school special that parents of teenagers need to see: For years, anecdotal evidence and scholarly research have shown the dangers social media can hold for kids and teens.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Whichever the platform, there’s an undeniable signature that embodies craft and creativity, science and scholarly curiosity, and pure joy of food and home-cooking.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
At that stage, Black and Hispanic faculty with high h-indices—a measure of scholarly productivity and citation counts that is often used as a proxy for research quality—actually fared better than similarly productive white and Asian faculty.
—Bykatie Langin, science.org, 4 Oct. 2024
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Practice Regularly: The best way to become digitally literate is through regular practice.Tammy Homegardner, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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With the recent proliferation of celebrity memoirs, celebrity book clubs, and celebrity memoir book clubs, there’s never been a better time to be literate.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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The list includes Australia, which has abundant supplies of critical minerals; Arab countries with abundant capital; India and Israel, with their educated and dynamic workforces; and traditional U.S. allies in Asia and Europe.Nadia Schadlow, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2024
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Education And Empowerment Writing blog posts and longer-form editorial content helps consumers make educated decisions about selling gold.Brandon Aversano, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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There, Sofia is subjected to relentless amounts of torture, which makes the violence so far on The Penguin seem relatively civilized in comparison.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2024
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When And Where On Monday To See It At Its Best See The Comet And A Supermoon-Saturn Eclipse: The Night Sky This Week The top half of the draw was much more civilized with no real upsets to the 16’s.Todd Boss, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Early access to mental health services can improve students’ academic performance and foster safe and supportive environments.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Carbone’s priorities include academic responsibility, budget accountability, career readiness and school safety, according to his campaign website.Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
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Starting this scholastic year, the program is donating 175,000 euros to institutions located in the U.S. and U.K. Plans are afoot to expand globally in the future.Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
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Public health, the work of public health cannot be principally scholastic.Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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“Scholarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholarly. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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