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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Raina Plowright, a Cornell University professor who studies zoonotic spillover, told USA TODAY there’s a broader concern that pathogens, under the right circumstances, can infect humans at scale.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
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Travis Longcore, an adjunct professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability who studies the effects of artificial night lighting on human health, said that should not be hard to achieve with LED.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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The tall mules are held in place by a wide toe strap that goes over the vamp creating an open, peep toe-like design.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Jett goes over his handle bars and gets pinned by bike.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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“Bones (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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