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as in to master
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps
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as in to realize
to come to an awareness of
the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely
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as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school
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as in to memorize
to commit to memory
he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke
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Starting at just 6 years old, Eid worked in the restaurant alongside his parents and siblings, learning how to perfect a kabob platter.
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Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Undergraduate institutions have long promised America’s young people opportunities to learn in cloistered conditions that are deliberately curated, anachronistic, and unrepresentative of work and life outside the quad.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
Schattenfroh is extremely long and prodigiously learned, with scenes—and even sentences—that veer from one century to another, and with a taste for literary and art historical in-jokes that might try the patience of even the most erudite reader.
—Book Marks
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Nelson continued working and learning under Koetter and supporting Madsen, who led the Broncos to the College Football Playoff.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Undergraduate institutions have long promised America’s young people opportunities to learn in cloistered conditions that are deliberately curated, anachronistic, and unrepresentative of work and life outside the quad.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
Schattenfroh is extremely long and prodigiously learned, with scenes—and even sentences—that veer from one century to another, and with a taste for literary and art historical in-jokes that might try the patience of even the most erudite reader.
—Book Marks
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Nelson continued working and learning under Koetter and supporting Madsen, who led the Broncos to the College Football Playoff.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Operating at the Frontier If yesterday’s winners mastered the deal model, tomorrow’s winners will master integration, culture, and execution.—
Gustaf Lundberg Toresson,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Within the first two hours online, high-level fighting players had already seemingly mastered the game’s beginner-friendly systems and begun using the easily executable combos to dominate the scene, air juggling hapless newbies into oblivion.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Whatever scenario ultimately unfolds, Zaslav for one seemingly will see his wish for media biz consolidation realized.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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But Gorman also cautioned that even if the bold ideas put forth by Musk and Bezos are realized fully, with bustling metropolises constructed among the stars, humanity will eventually need to look back toward home.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The typical price of a single-family home in the United States is about $368,000, jumping roughly 13% over the past 5 years and 38% over the last decade, the ABC News data team found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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And Sheen does find the words to tell more harrowing stories of addiction and excess that defined his Hollywood spiral.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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She was given a script and made to memorize small details of life in California, like the names of a local supermarket and hospital.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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But, for now, a stellar quarterback with a 4.6 grade-point average has many more Saint Joseph plays memorized than plays available to her after her Jesters career.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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The company argues that the traffic which sites do manage to get from users now comes from users who are more engaged and thus more valuable.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of the premiere of her new Netflix series, Too Much, written for her by Lena Dunham, the 33-year-old reflects on what got her to this moment.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
15 Sep. 2025
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Scientists studying this natural process discovered that the oyster adhesive creates a strong chemical interaction with surfaces and hardens quickly.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Avoiding new technology because it is assumed to be frustrating can keep employees from discovering tools that would make their work easier.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The duration of a root canal depends on where the affected tooth is located and the degree of the infection.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Because disc golf is so easy to play — and easy to locate on just a few acres — people keep building disc golf courses.—
Nate Heinold,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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One of those unique risk factors is thought to be the hormone fluctuations of menopause, leading researchers to study whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which can level the hormonal playing field, might help.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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Acting was a career shift for Tillman, who was a pre-med student in college studying to be an orthopedic surgeon.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Learn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learn. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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