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lesson

[les-uhn] / ˈlɛs ən /




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What has happened to Tuvalu should serve as a lesson to others, scientists say.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Not to give away any spoilers, but this is the ultimate lesson in Goldie’s new book, “The Retirement Answer,” and it is the culmination of six key decisions he walks readers through.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

A first-grade district lesson plan presented to teachers called “My Friend AI” suggested teachers use language like, “AI is like a smart helper that can learn and help us do things.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The unmoored truth is never resolved here, leaving us with the lesson that the only thing certain is uncertainty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“A great many costumes went into this one costume,” she thought, pleased with both her disguise and the potential math lesson, but there was no time to solve the costume/costumes problem just now.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Williams bought his son a $60 used bat, avoids pricey out-of-state tournaments and practices with his son at a local park rather than paying for private lessons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

She attended Rigden School in the centre of Elham where, Badham said, she would have had her lessons.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

For those who have made that euphoric U-turn, there are life lessons to draw upon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

That brings me to one of the more surprising lessons so far: how I perceive risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

“I could give lessons in any number of subjects,” she thought, “but not poetry. There are simply too many poems about shipwrecks, which would hardly be suitable, given the circumstances.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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