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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And yet these two disorders may have the same underlying causes, as Traynor and Rosa Rademakers, a neurogeneticist who studies FTD, and their respective colleagues discovered independently in 2011.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
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Ben Hatton, an analyst at CCS Insight who studies emerging consumer technologies, said reliability remains a key challenge.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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After dragging Newport from right to left and back to the right again, holding midfielder Ashley Charles goes over the top to find Ilunga on the right.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Something happens when Dorit goes over to Rachel’s living room, which has become the debriefing center for this whole show.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Bones (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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