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Parton, who died this week aged 80, launched the philanthropic effort in 1995 to honour her father - whose difficult Appalachian upbringing never allowed him to finish school or learn to read and write.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
It suggests things I might want to learn about, experience or share with my family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
They learn to make a pitch, hear no, adjust and try again.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
The experience inspired him to learn other healing modalities, including breath work and sound meditation: the latter of which reignited his musical appreciation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The cortex is where you think, remember, learn, imagine, read, speak, listen, and dream.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
The new framework proposes that the brain learns these recurring patterns and stores them within networks of synapses.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
In an Instagram post, Grasso said she needed her fans "now more than ever" as she learns more about the mental health condition.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
If he learns from his mistakes, he could become great.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
I occasionally see Waymos in New York—but with a person in the driver’s seat, ostensibly able to intervene while the system learns the city’s challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
He learns the skills he will need as an adult.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
The world has learned to use oil more efficiently, squeezing more gross domestic product from each barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Residents of two streets in a Clackmannanshire village facing mining subsidence have been told their homes will have to be demolished, BBC Scotland has learned.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
He said he learned of his parents’ deaths while attending a celebration of life event for a high school friend at Union Station.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Contrary to what you learned in civics class, the grease that keeps the wheels of American democracy turning isn’t voters, legislation, or donor cash; it’s staffers.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
According to Ruth, Kate and Maggie had learned the rapping trick from Leah’s daughter before March of 1848.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
He also said he had learnt a lot about food from Dent, particularly Indian cuisine, which is central to Birmingham's culinary scene.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
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
Diagnosed with autism, Arday says 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. 11, 2026
Despite never meeting Saunders, O'Brien said he was someone he had learnt a lot about over the years.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
One claim is that even if the university experts did not discuss painting explicitly, the painters learnt about their theories.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Teachers with preparation in developmental psychology and classroom management may also be better equipped to respond to behavioral difficulties and provide more productive learning experiences.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
“It is a continuous learning experience. In fact, anyone who takes this job and doesn’t view this as a daily learning experience cannot possibly do the job well,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
“We believe the decision reflects a deliberate trade-off: preserve customer economics and deployment velocity while using scale, mix and future manufacturing learning to rebuild part of the margin,” Acree writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"That's one of those things that we're going to be learning about," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Us pupils walked in under this switch every blessed morning, and it was to put us in the right frame of mind for learning.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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