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as in exercise
something done over and over in order to develop skill a boxer who's been doing a lot of training with his footwork

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as in apprenticeship
a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career on-the-job training teacher training

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training

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present participle of train
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Recent Examples of training
Noun
Powered by a $70M partnership with NVIDIA, the university created the AI Across the Curriculum initiative, training faculty and launching interdisciplinary AI degree tracks. Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025 Three Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies assigned to the arson explosives detail were killed in an explosion at a law enforcement training facility on Friday, the sheriff said. Alex Stone, ABC News, 18 July 2025 This lack of training fuels widespread confusion and inconsistent care. Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 18 July 2025 Designed specifically for artists selected through the East and Southeast Asian Panorama and Women by Women open calls, the event will combine hands-on industry training, cross-cultural storytelling, and international networking opportunities. Avril Chen, Vogue, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for training
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Noun
  • And so billionaire philanthropy is an exercise of power and deserves skepticism rather than gratitude.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
  • Much of their work takes place before extreme weather hits, with tabletop simulations, relationship building exercises and other activities designed to foster close working relationships between weather forecasters, emergency managers and local leaders.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
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  • In addition to the indoor spaces and rooftop garden, the campus also has a 2,000-square-foot teaching garden, electric bike charging stations and trails connecting to the Crystal Bridges campus.
    Miceala Morano, Arkansas Online, 18 July 2025
  • More than 70 percent of new teachers who are career changers require additional education in methods and theories of teaching, according to the superintendent.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Blue collar workers are hitting retirement age, and a trend in recent years toward pushing more students to attend college means that fewer of them are participating in apprenticeship programs or going directly to learn on the job.
    Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • For policymakers, this shift signals the need to support vocational education, and apprenticeship programs.
    The Hill, The Hill, 27 June 2025
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  • She's spent over six months educating her following of over 700,000 about JEB.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Going the extra mile to welcome Latino students A small Catholic university that dates back to 1922, Dominican has a history of educating the children of immigrants — in earlier times those of northern and central European origin.
    Jon Marcus, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
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  • State government has been focusing on East Hartford in recent years because the administration of then-Mayor Mike Walsh advanced a series of high-profile, potentially transformative projects.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Pitchers As far as pitching goes, the thesis couldn’t be simpler — do our best to avoid any bias attached to surface stats (outputs) by instead focusing on underlying metrics (inputs).
    John Laghezza, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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  • The Special artist is also preparing to take on her first lead movie role as she was recently cast as gospel star Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who was one of the first to appeal to rock ‘n’ roll and R&B audiences, in Amazon MGM Studios’ Rosetta.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2025
  • As the case was preparing to go to trial, in May 2004, the parties settled.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But new evidence suggests the practice might have been more widespread, hinting that our ancestors were not just hunters but clever fat-finders too.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 12 July 2025
  • The practice of succession planting gives gardeners a chance to extend the garden season and promotes soil health by keeping your garden beds active.
    Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
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  • With financial struggles and worries often cited as reasons for people having fewer children, solutions often focus on calling for policies that include making child care, health care, housing and education more accessible.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
  • Pulling the plug on these dollars is likely to impact rural stations the most, which feed information, entertainment and education to isolated communities.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 19 July 2025

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