refresher course
noun
: a training class which helps people review information or learn new skills needed for their jobs
had to take a refresher course in CPR
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The third and arguably most important game in the quickfire run of three fixtures brought a sad refresher course in just how poor their team can be.
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Both teams have underachieved; Dan Campbell needs a refresher course in Kneecap Biting.
—Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Experienced drivers will take a half-day refresher course, while beginners and average drivers will focus on full-day safety classes.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Which isn’t to say that Team Trump couldn’t use a refresher course on hospitality.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2025
That’s an average to slightly above-average amount of ticketing and towing for a St. Paul snow emergency, but the first winter storm of the season is always a learning experience — or perhaps a refresher course — for many residents.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2025
If this week’s earthquake in Russia and resultant West Coast tsunami warnings elevated your awareness of potential disasters, head to San Mateo on Saturday, Aug. 2, for a refresher course on what to do when the unexpected happens.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
In the 1930s, Mies van der Rohe, formerly the director of Germany’s famed Bauhaus design school, offered a refresher course for architects at the Art Institute of Chicago.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
On the genre level — literate folk rock, hard funk rock and moody power pop — this three-band bill shouldn’t work, but for those who remember the changing popular musical landscape of the late 1990s and early 2000s, this is a fun refresher course.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Both teams have underachieved; Dan Campbell needs a refresher course in Kneecap Biting.
—Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Experienced drivers will take a half-day refresher course, while beginners and average drivers will focus on full-day safety classes.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Which isn’t to say that Team Trump couldn’t use a refresher course on hospitality.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2025
That’s an average to slightly above-average amount of ticketing and towing for a St. Paul snow emergency, but the first winter storm of the season is always a learning experience — or perhaps a refresher course — for many residents.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2025
If this week’s earthquake in Russia and resultant West Coast tsunami warnings elevated your awareness of potential disasters, head to San Mateo on Saturday, Aug. 2, for a refresher course on what to do when the unexpected happens.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
In the 1930s, Mies van der Rohe, formerly the director of Germany’s famed Bauhaus design school, offered a refresher course for architects at the Art Institute of Chicago.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
On the genre level — literate folk rock, hard funk rock and moody power pop — this three-band bill shouldn’t work, but for those who remember the changing popular musical landscape of the late 1990s and early 2000s, this is a fun refresher course.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
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