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Recent Examples of homeschool
In one instance, the family decided to homeschool their daughter because of the strain.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
In a now-viral video shared to her TikTok, the creator and teacher explained why she's made the decision to homeschool her future children after working for a public school.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, districts on the Eastern Plains are affected by the struggling agriculture industry, as well as by the culture wars that emerged during the pandemic and have driven families to homeschool their kids or put them in online schools, Reeves said.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Parents who identify as Republican, younger, or homeschool their children are among the most likely to delay or skip vaccines, the survey found.
—Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
In a now-viral video shared to her TikTok, the creator and teacher explained why she's made the decision to homeschool her future children after working for a public school.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, districts on the Eastern Plains are affected by the struggling agriculture industry, as well as by the culture wars that emerged during the pandemic and have driven families to homeschool their kids or put them in online schools, Reeves said.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Parents who identify as Republican, younger, or homeschool their children are among the most likely to delay or skip vaccines, the survey found.
—Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homeschool
Verb
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But drilling new wells takes time.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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Later this month, on April 14 and on April 28, Smith said security teams will drill on landside security measures and that’s when the nearby community might see even more activity on the base.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
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Downtown Los Angeles residents, businesses and other city boosters want to try to prime the pump, using a program like San Francisco’s to help small businesses take over vacant storefronts and turn the lights back on, said Cassy Horton, co-founder of the Downtown Residents Assn.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Traditional vaccines prime the immune system for specific targets, such as a protein on a virus.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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In 2023, the company was preparing to release its GPT-4 Turbo model.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Nearly two decades later, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is preparing to lay its first tracks to connect Bakersfield and Merced — a portion of the original route — with a target completion of 2033.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Kochanowicz also escaped a first-and-third, two-out jam in the first by striking out Randy Arozarena looking at an 88-mph slider and a two-on, two-out jam in the third by getting Arozarena to ground out.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The club did not score in the fourth despite having three singles, and in the fifth, the club squandered Roman Anthony’s two-out triple after Trevor Story grounded out to end the inning.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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This begs the question as to how Woodland, who qualified for The Masters by winning in Houston, will be able to manage his PTSD this week during one of golf’s elite events.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Other new tweaks could also include changes to the use of active aerodynamics, such as making Straight Mode available at more points on the lap in qualifying to improve straight-line speed and potentially making its use unlimited.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Pages admits that coaches had preached the value of plate discipline to him for awhile.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
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Any pastor or priest, politician or podcaster, who charges that the modern children of Israel are anything other than the direct descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and the beneficiaries of God’s unbreakable covenant with Israel, Hagee said, is not preaching the word of God.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Clancy will be undergoing a forensic psychological evaluation later this week after Reddington informed the court of her intention to plead not guilty by reason of insanity at trial.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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So he was astonished when Megson informed him he was being released.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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So, familiarize yourself with the three Ps and how to optimize them all.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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Bathrooms are shared—a not-so-subtle feature that familiarizes everyone quickly.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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