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general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based
you need to learn the alphabet of genealogy before you can move on to more advanced study
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At one such classroom, inside a tent in Deir-al Balah, central Gaza, a group of 17 children gather to learn the Arabic alphabet.
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Abeer Salman, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Learning Resources Alphabet Acorns Activity Set In one Ms. Rachel video, the former preschool teacher uses this educational toy to review all the letters in the alphabet.
—Emily Hochberg, Parents, 27 Sep. 2024
Not one of these major companies are hitting the higher highs of some of those further along in the alphabet.
—John Navin, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
The result is 27 pages, each featuring a letter of the Yup’ik alphabet and illustrations celebrating Yup’ik culture and heritage.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 4 Sep. 2024
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Abeer Salman, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Learning Resources Alphabet Acorns Activity Set In one Ms. Rachel video, the former preschool teacher uses this educational toy to review all the letters in the alphabet.
—Emily Hochberg, Parents, 27 Sep. 2024
Not one of these major companies are hitting the higher highs of some of those further along in the alphabet.
—John Navin, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
The result is 27 pages, each featuring a letter of the Yup’ik alphabet and illustrations celebrating Yup’ik culture and heritage.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Alphabet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabet. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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