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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At the time, Aramburo was 20 years old and still studying in Chicago, but the excitement of experiencing in person everything that her family had told her about the festivities, motivated her to make the trip.—
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CNN Money,
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Dermatology student Aliyah Parker is studying the need for more skin cancer outreach in communities of color.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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After going over these stubborn wrinkles once in the Vitessa’s regular mode, using the steam-burst function fully removed them in a single pass.—
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Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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That’s not going over well with local officials.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Boning (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boning%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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