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as in teaching

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verb

present participle of coach

as in guiding

to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed carefully coached her through the home-buying process

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Noun

Arfsten has five goals and six assists in 18 appearances for the Crew in all competitions this year, despite the team starting slow and enduring a coaching change in May. — Tom Bogert, New York Times, 31 July 2026 This can include resume writing, job search assistance, online interview coaching and referrals to certification or training programs. — Diane Winiarski, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 At the start, Hwang signed up for meets for fun, competing with little understanding of the rules, no coaching and even worse form. — Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 As part of this new pro flag football league, Kelly will oversee all league operations, including competition, player personnel, coaching, officiating and team administration. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026 Before coaching, Ulbrich spent 10 years in the NFL as a linebacker with the San Francisco 49ers from 2000-09. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 Many big names in Ghanaian arts started at FCA Ghana, whether through art coaching or curatorial programs. — Emi Eleode, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026 Goodwill notes that 86 cents of every dollar spent goes toward job training, career coaching, and housing support for local veterans, formerly incarcerated individuals, unhoused residents, and people with developmental disabilities. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 Results in the three-safety package have been mixed, but at the very least seem to reflect more belief from the coaching staff that the Patriots should match bulkier offensive groupings with this personnel. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026

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Art needs coaching and reps to improve, and rightly deserves more attention. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 For Chesney, who grew accustomed to long bus trips while coaching at the lowest levels of college, UCLA’s luxury travel, by comparison, seems manageable. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Halfley, in the first year of his first NFL head coaching job, has to tread carefully to keep expectations high for his players while not raising them and hopes too high outside the team. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 The coach has truly handpicked only two quarterbacks over his 19-year head-coaching career. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 July 2026 DeAndre Hopkins is no longer visiting or working with the Patriots’ coaching staff, per Mike Vrabel. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026 Assistant head coach Chris Foerster is expected to assume some of Shanahan's head coaching duties in the meantime, according to the 49ers. — Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 25 July 2026 Shanahan, 46, will cede head coaching responsibilities to assistant coach and offensive line guru Chris Foerster, 64, as training camp begins, the team announced Saturday. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 July 2026 Sunmaxxing itself is free, but a commercial layer has formed around tracking it, coaching it or substituting for it when the sun is not cooperating. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

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Noun

New offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis also made sure to use the moment as a teaching opportunity.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
While Rignol had argued largely over the use of tools like GPTZero, Rouwenhorst made clear that his teaching team had multiple reasons for concern.

— Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Definition of teaching

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More than 40 weekly fitness experiences invite guests to move with intention, from sunrise yoga and Pilates sessions to high-energy strength and conditioning classes led by expert instructors.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 31 July 2026
The lower level also includes a separate heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, three guest suites, and a bunk suite sleeping four.

— Joe Marusak July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

Definition of conditioning

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Leaders often view time as an obligation, but true leadership involves investing it, like mentoring employees or nurturing family relationships, which yield long-term dividends.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Consider helping at an animal shelter, mentoring someone, working with a local arts organization, supporting a food pantry, or volunteering at community events.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 July 2026

Definition of mentoring

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Lastly, the seaweed work appears especially early-stage and would require cultivation, harvesting, and downstream extraction at enormous scale.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
The bill proposes a comprehensive federal regulatory framework covering cultivation, processing, testing, and labeling.

— A.J. Herrington, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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Parental involvement, tutoring resources, and community support can meet a child where their state education may be falling short.

— Sarah Scott, Parents, 21 July 2026
In South Korea, almost eighty per cent of children regularly attend a hagwon—a private-tutoring center that supplements their schooling and prepares them for tests—which means that many kids are spending up to twelve hours a day in a classroom.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

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Some factors outside of districts’ control, such as the declining birth rate and competition with the private sector, could be contributing to this trend, according to local and state education leaders.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Villalobos’ career spans thirty years in the school district with a brief interlude in the private sector, working for education technology companies.

— Austin Horn July 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Definition of education

Noun

Some of the crowd’s energy Friday may have been due to the fact that training camp practices are closed this summer because of construction at the team’s practice facility in uptown Charlotte.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
The Guard troops plan to continue training with the new technology alongside federal agency partners including the FBI and Department of Homeland Security to gain further expertise in using it to detect drone threats within the United States.

— Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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