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He adds, "Moreover, sooner or later, there may be another coronavirus pandemic, which means we need to learn all the lessons we can from COVID-19 to be better prepared."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
He came in as a blank sheet last season and tries to learn every day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Watch the video to learn more about the “Texas hedge” concept and how it applied to the near-implosion of Situational Awareness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Investors must learn to live with uncertainty about any supplies from the Gulf even if an agreement on the strait eventually appears, Christopher Smart writes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
I would need to learn how to control that many dogs.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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The reader is an outside observer and learns about things in a realistic manner.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Randolph said it’s a testament to how quickly Wallace adapts and learns in a new environment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The more Yoriko Kitagawa learns of a massive data centre to be built near her home in Hino on the outskirts of Tokyo, the more she worries.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
At the conclusion of the chapter, after all the relevant evidence has been presented, the reader learns if the defendant was found guilty and whether Virginia’s governor commuted the judge’s sentence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
If a child hears fine music from the day of his birth and learns to play it himself, he develops sensitivity, discipline and endurance.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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Become a connector: After dropping out, Guo became a Thiel fellow and learned the power of building a network.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“I’ve learned you’re fighting against time,” Eboigbodin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
They then learned if it was safe to return or if their home needed significant repairs or had been lost entirely.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told ABC’s “This Week” that morale aboard the Lincoln has improved since sailors learned they will finally be coming home.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
I have this sense that she might be able to plug my answers into a formula I never learned and tell me what the heck is going on.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Diagnosed with autism, Arday had said he was non-verbal until age 11 and only learnt to read and write at 18, before becoming Cambridge's professor of sociology of education at 37.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
In the wake of the announcement, Magyar said on Facebook that he had learnt of the alleged raid from Fidesz.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
On Friday evening, Berlin state finance minister Stefan Evers was appointed to replace him as the CDU's lead candidate, AFP learnt from internal party sources.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
He also learnt a new skill for the movie: "I did a lot of swordfighting, which I loved".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Descartes exploded again, telling Beeckman he had learnt as much from him as he had learnt from ants and worms.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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The real reason is that the world is learning to live without using as much oil as it used to.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Once I got to the LSU beach team and started learning the game and actually playing, I just came to find a new love for the sport,” Rodriguez said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
There wasn’t a smartphone in sight—Rees says she hates technology and has home-schooled her children since learning how reliant schools had become on screens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"I do think, or hope, that people are learning not to dismiss this very profound and long-lasting relationship so easily."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
‘But that’s what I’m learning about history,’ I say.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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