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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Tobacco companies were funding and promoting research into the cognitive benefits of nicotine as far back as the 1990s, according to Anna Kostygina, a principal research scientist at NORC at the University of Chicago who studies smokeless tobacco marketing.—
Sarah Todd,
STAT,
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Bateman, who fastidiously studies the trades and his every review, was already tight with Netflix’s Ted Sarandos when the streamer signed him and his Aggregate Films to a sweeping first-look deal in 2018.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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In the middle of the night, Stella gets up and goes over to the computer, acting on a sudden inspiration.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2026
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This goes over four administrations.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Bones (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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