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[too-ter, tyoo-] / ˈtu tər, ˈtju- /




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The Diocese of Sheffield, thrilled by the sight of students queueing down the road to worship to the pulsing sound of house music, fast-tracked Brain's route to priesthood despite the reservations of his ordination tutor.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

“AI is completely transforming the research process,” Madigan said, and in teaching, “the holy grail of learning science has always been the personal tutor, and in many ways, here we are.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Katherine Leopold, a tutor at Greenwich Business School, echoes this.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

She attended Princeton on 90% financial aid while working part-time jobs on campus like librarian, tutor and bartender.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Jenna is still talking about the party on the bus ride after school, and I’m actually glad that I have to go straight home for my tutor.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

So we should welcome AI tutors that could help reach the most vulnerable students and deliver high-quality instruction without unsustainable spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Machine tutors are good at adapting to the individual needs of students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Schools like Meadow Park, in Coventry, are adopting a range of approaches to improve pupils' reading skills, including weekly book club discussions led by tutors.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Michelle Crumm said that when her three children were in high school, they worked part time as tutors and on a golf course.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026

He rubs his eyes and sighs like when he’s trying to break down a physics formula for somebody he tutors.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

She says her 11-year-old- daughter was tutored by Allen.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

Simpson will have the luxury of being tutored by coach Sean McVay while sitting behind Stafford.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

He was tutored by his uncle, Étienne-Jean Delécluze, a polymath painter, art critic and novelist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

When I was in high school, I tutored a third-grade student every week at an after-school program in East Harlem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025

She taught her three children the art of debate and tutored them on current events, translating for Jim the images of famine and war that upset him on the TV news.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Even worse is a 2025 Harvard study, “AI tutoring outperforms in-class active learning.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Rodriguez said the College Board in recent years has increasingly partnered with nonprofits to offer free test preparation services, including live online tutoring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

As well as refreshing the curriculum in England, they say they are building new AI tutoring tools and introducing new vocational routes to get children into successful careers.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

She argues that students at elite institutions can’t understand the real costs of aspects of their education because they do not pay for every tutoring session or sandwich individually.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Luma was watching the Under Seventeens scrimmage at one early practice, when the Under Thirteens emerged from the school building to run laps after tutoring.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John




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