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homework

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Recent Examples of homework Doing the homework But Lerner expects the bull market to remain intact, saying the current environment appears to reward active investing rather than passive indexing. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 When the homework is done, a lightning-fast 165-hertz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and AMD FreeSync Premium deliver fluid, tear-free gaming for under $280. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026 As Charlotte-area students head back to school, that means busy nights filled with tutoring, homework, sports, band and theater. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026 This new experience includes Study Mode, quizzes, learning visualizations, and responsible homework reminders. — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for homework

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For Zarina Pino, a medical doctor, the calendar change this year feels particularly meaningful, as a Miami-Dade County Public Schools alumna herself who never got to embrace the holiday without compromising her schoolwork.

— Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
In the meantime, the community has stepped up to help the family by caring for the kids, delivering meals, helping with schoolwork and walking the dog.

— Michele Gile, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

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This was the first life lesson Dolly Parton delivered in her earliest appearance on Hannah Montana as the ebullient Aunt Dolly.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
In fact, one lesson of these novels seemed to be that American girls were loveable in much the same way that America’s past was—as an ideal.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

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Stocks eked out a weekly gain on Friday, as traders weighed fresh in-line core inflation reading and blockbuster earnings report from Nvidia against persistent tensions in the Middle East.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
The intermediate time readings aren’t there because they were never captured.

— Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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