rudiments
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The answer isn’t complicated: It doesn’t unless it would like to establish the rudiments of a nuclear-weapons program as a contingency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Sometimes I practice — not practicing to get my rudiments up for drumming — but just because I enjoy drumming so much.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
The veterans coached me on the rudiments of the game; I learned how to split aces, I learned to never double down on 12.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
Colette Saulnier, not yet 4, was already learning the rudiments of music, and even at that age she was drawn to the work of her famous neighbor.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
“Aye. I have squandered a third of my life trying to teach the rudiments of swordplay to churls, muttonheads, and knaves. Small good that will do me in those woods.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing rudiments
"A Modest Proposal," Vocabulary from the satire
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Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
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"Thomas Jefferson: The Best of Enemies" by Ron Chernow
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