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Voters should use the shutdown as a teachable moment in which turkeys need to be voted out.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Moreover, Burks says that holiday planning is a big teachable moment.
—Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 23 Nov. 2025
Steve Hartman reports on an election campaign that could be a teachable moment.
—CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Turn 'no' into a teachable moment Think about a curious one-year-old who's putting sand in their mouth, pulling the dog's tail, or standing on a chair.
—Kelsey Mora, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Salvation Army Major Rachel Stouder said the process was a teachable moment in how to work with the community to preserve historic buildings while meeting development needs.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Given his reputation as a health and wellness icon, Page used his own health scare as a teachable moment.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Parents can turn this feature off to let a decline become a teachable moment.
—Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
One person, however, recommended that the OP use the incident as a teachable moment for her daughter.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Moreover, Burks says that holiday planning is a big teachable moment.
—Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 23 Nov. 2025
Steve Hartman reports on an election campaign that could be a teachable moment.
—CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Turn 'no' into a teachable moment Think about a curious one-year-old who's putting sand in their mouth, pulling the dog's tail, or standing on a chair.
—Kelsey Mora, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Salvation Army Major Rachel Stouder said the process was a teachable moment in how to work with the community to preserve historic buildings while meeting development needs.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Given his reputation as a health and wellness icon, Page used his own health scare as a teachable moment.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Parents can turn this feature off to let a decline become a teachable moment.
—Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
One person, however, recommended that the OP use the incident as a teachable moment for her daughter.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Teachable moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teachable%20moment. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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