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a list giving information about the meanings of specialized words
The book includes a glossary of financial terms.
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Chromebooks are also useful in supporting students beyond the school day, such as providing digital access to textbooks with interactive search tools, clickable glossaries and hyperlinked multimedia explanations of concepts.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
States have leaned heavily on frameworks and glossaries, offering little in the way of clear, actionable policies, or resources.
—Ulrich Boser, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
States have leaned heavily on frameworks and glossaries, offering little in the way of clear, actionable policies, or resources.
—Ulrich Boser, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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dictionaries
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Although dictionaries are imperfect, their definitions are the result of the rigorous study of word meaning and adherence to the scientific process of lexicography, the practice of writing and editing dictionaries and other reference materials.—
Phillip M. Carter,
The Conversation,
28 May 2026
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Virginia’s Supreme Court majority sought an answer in dictionaries, which define the word as the act or process of choosing.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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“Glossaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glossaries. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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