as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
the school's science curriculum suffers from a serious lack of up-to-date texts
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Keep in mind that these running costs are based on a standard set of text and graphics pages.
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PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
The device listens to words or reads text and breaks sentences down into smaller units.
—Séamus Bellamy, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2025
Transcription and translation of the text will rely on human scholars, including those from the University of Oxford, the library system said.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
At the time of the text, Stewart had recently torn her Achilles, an injury that nearly ended Bryant’s career.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
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PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
The device listens to words or reads text and breaks sentences down into smaller units.
—Séamus Bellamy, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2025
Transcription and translation of the text will rely on human scholars, including those from the University of Oxford, the library system said.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
At the time of the text, Stewart had recently torn her Achilles, an injury that nearly ended Bryant’s career.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
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Project 2025, the political handbook published last year by the conservative policy group Heritage Foundation, called for ending Title I and converting other federal education funding into block grants made to states.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2025
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There are a number of optical illusions that pilots have to account for when flying at night, according to the Federal Aviation Administration’s airplane flying handbook.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2025
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Inclusion: School textbooks and curriculum should include not only accurate information about various educational disciplines but also information that is representative of people from various nations and races who were key contributors.—
Dr. Tony Lux,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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During a visit with primary school students in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, Melania Trump also promoted a USAID program that distributed more than 1.4 million textbooks to students.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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There isn’t a manual or a special instructional guide breaking down what being a head coach in the NBA entails, particularly in this day and age.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Feb. 2025
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Still, Aston had one last trick up its sleeve to keep buyers interested: a manual for the V12 Vantage S, and an unconventional one at that.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2025
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Her longer term projects included writing the book Food Festivals: Eating Your Way from Coast to Coast, co-authoring the book Holidays and Festivals Dictionary, and serving as an editor for a synonym dictionary entitled The Synonym Finder, published by Rodale.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2025
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Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Text.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/text. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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