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This isn’t to say everyone needs to brush up on penmanship and stop using AI calendars.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 26, 2025

Time to brush up on the recipes I had learned during COVID.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2025

This will require that you brush up on your fish identification skills, but it's a small price to pay for protecting our fish, saving on groceries and limiting unexpected and urgent trips to the restroom.

From Salon Oct. 29, 2024

A few hours before eclipse, Vogt joked that he had been too busy lately to brush up on any constellation patterns.

From Seattle Times Apr. 8, 2024

“First thing I did was brush up on all the contemporary music. It’s so exciting, all the new music.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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