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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As well as offering frequent security patches to iPhone users, Apple offers protection from phishing, a form of cyberattack that sees people targeted with emails or texts from adversaries intending to steal their details.
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Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
In a different text exchange between Pavlovich and Gaiman, Gaiman mentioned Anaru’s texts, which Palmer had allegedly told him about.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
According to the suit, the Times omitted an upside-down smiley-face emoji from one of Abel’s texts—part of a larger attempt, the suit claims—to misrepresent a sarcastic text as a serious one.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Baldoni also accuses the New York Times of failing to include key texts when discussing the smear campaign allegations.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
In a different text exchange between Pavlovich and Gaiman, Gaiman mentioned Anaru’s texts, which Palmer had allegedly told him about.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
According to the suit, the Times omitted an upside-down smiley-face emoji from one of Abel’s texts—part of a larger attempt, the suit claims—to misrepresent a sarcastic text as a serious one.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Baldoni also accuses the New York Times of failing to include key texts when discussing the smear campaign allegations.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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The program, which came with a 26-book handbook, filled a compact schedule led by a suite of USC Annenberg’s journalism professors.Melanie Anzidei, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Take a cue from the Olsen handbook and look for shaggy details, longline shapes, and reversible designs.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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Young-hee the doll is standing across from her boyfriend, Chul-soo (her other half in the elementary school textbooks that Koreans likely recognize her from).Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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The aromas of mocha, black cherry and tar are textbook, as are the firm, yet balanced tannins, and there is excellent ripeness along with very good acidity to keep everything in harmony.Tom Hyland, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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May provides a touching manual for how to pick ourselves back up in even amidst the darkest periods.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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GPTs specialized for your business can be powerful job aids, making complex (and sometimes contradictory) manuals interactive.Jim Euchner, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Merriam-Webster chooses each word of the year based on lookup data—how often a word was searched in its online dictionary.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is one that the dictionary suggests unifies both sides of the aisle.Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Text.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/text. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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