as in studying
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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Both of us started studying the Ojibwe language.—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Now a new preprint study is shedding light on Sagittarius A* by studying what happens as material falls toward the black hole.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Cubs had whiffed on Bregman a year earlier when they were outbid by the Boston Red Sox, and chairman Ricketts had repeatedly expressed his revulsion for going over the luxury tax.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Such a move would have allowed the Heat to add a replacement player without going over the punitive luxury tax.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Boning (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boning%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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