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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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Participants learn to design strategies for creating ethical, sustainable enterprises and build a workplace culture prioritizing high performance and the common good.
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Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Hill said that many were surprised to learn the extent of Hill-Wolfskill’s support for everyone, from family and friends to complete strangers.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2025
But Ohio State won and Jackson began learning from his mistakes.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Turns out, Abby is a huge fan of the 1990s sitcom Blossom — which the real Bialik starred in — and is excited to get to know the actor, but things take a turn when Abby learns that Mayim is stalking her.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Hill said that many were surprised to learn the extent of Hill-Wolfskill’s support for everyone, from family and friends to complete strangers.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2025
But Ohio State won and Jackson began learning from his mistakes.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Turns out, Abby is a huge fan of the 1990s sitcom Blossom — which the real Bialik starred in — and is excited to get to know the actor, but things take a turn when Abby learns that Mayim is stalking her.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Transforming classic dishes into allergen-friendly versions is an art Chef Liz has mastered.Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
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In contrast, quantum computers training on quantum data need exponentially fewer examples to master a task.Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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What’s something viewers don’t realize about the filming process this season?Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
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The city has a vested interest in protecting that dream, which cannot be fully realized if people aren’t held accountable for making our city unsafe.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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The easier and often more obvious group of four will become yellow once found all together, followed by green, blue and, the hardest or more obscure group, purple.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Emergency crews were dispatched to a home on Horseshoe Drive at 5:47 p.m. in connection with a fire complaint and found that the residence was burning, according to Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police Department.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
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In the age of artificial intelligence, being knowledgeable — memorizing facts, or knowing where to go find them — isn't nearly as valuable as learning how to ask great questions, says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.Megan Sauer, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will use the longer classical time controls, but players won’t be able to prepare by memorizing long lines of opening moves.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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People with low credit scores can also have trouble getting a loan or can be forced to borrow at higher interest rates.Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Biden's plan was to enable applicants to stay with their families while immigration officials determined their cases, touting it as a far more humane way to carry out the process and get more people green cards or permanent resident status.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Urban planners are increasingly discovering that a viable solution to traffic congestion, long commute times and excessive vehicle emissions isn’t found at street level, but higher up.Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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Soderbergh and Jules later discovered that a woman died in the house in the late 1980s, apparently from suicide.Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a potential burglary call at Vice President Harris' home in Brentwood, California, located within the Palisades Fire evacuation zone early Sunday, according to local reports.Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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The Museum of Broadway Theater fans can get a behind the scenes look at some of their favorite shows at The Museum of Broadway, located in Manhattan’s Theatre District.Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Researchers studied over 5,200 adults from southern Italy for 13 years to see how consuming a Mediterranean diet affected their lifespan.18 Study participants who closely followed a Mediterranean diet lived longest, with an average lifespan of about 90 years.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 7 Jan. 2025
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Other instruments will collect and study samples of moon dust (or regolith), measure the radiation environment on the lunar surface, and even study the electrical conductivity of the interior of the moon.Brett Tingley, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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