as in studies
to use the mind to acquire knowledge
I suggest you bone up a bit on torts before the next attempt at the bar exam
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Geoffrey Propheter, a professor at the University of Colorado-Denver who studies sports and urban affairs, said the tensions between direct and representative democracy can create conflict for public officials who are weighing stadium-funding decisions.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Byard studies a smartphone showing his year-old wishes for a new coach, those expressed to a reporter late last season, including disappointment that far too many missteps had been improperly dealt with.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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For more, see my interview with Yann LeCun, where the former head of research at Meta goes over LLM limitations and suggests we might be headed for this type of research in the future.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Nathan goes over the docking plan with his team.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Bones (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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