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With a larger sample, astronomers may be able to learn much more about how dark matter behaves and how it is distributed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
“There were a couple of fans who came up to me who were of Mexican descent, but they didn’t get the chance to learn like me growing up,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The Duffys may line dance through Texas, but you will learn more about that state’s history and culture by watching “Landman” or “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.”
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
“I realized homeowners wanted to learn themselves, and that’s how I started to grow the channel,” says the 36-year-old.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
And always at these meetings I spoke of Betsie’s first vision: of a home here in Holland where those who had been hurt could learn to live again unafraid.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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
How much and for whom depends on whether Silicon Valley keeps solving the problems it already knows—or learns to see the ones it doesn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The more Yoriko Kitagawa learns of a massive data centre to be built near her home in Hino on the outskirts of Tokyo, the more she worries.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
That is how the princess learns to cry!
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
DOJ officials also learned that Boris Epshteyn, Trump’s private legal coordinator, had taken a keen interest in resolving the case, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
It was 2019, and right before the start, I learned that Roybal coach Danny O’Fallon was dying of cancer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Speaking earlier this week, Steph Stephenson said the pair had suspicions but only learned of their home's history after the Haslemere Society wrote to them.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
People who spoke more languages tended to have younger-looking brains, and the effect also appeared stronger among those who learned another language earlier and became more proficient.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
The world had learned the hard way that ruthless justice was the only way to ensure that the past remained untampered with.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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 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
In the wake of the announcement, Magyar said on Facebook that he had learnt of the alleged raid from Fidesz.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Well I'm sorry, but the lessons have not been learnt.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
I axed Syl, “So you learnt how to do ciphering in that school?”
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Machine learning was applied to identify biological signatures associated with aging in different organs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
In effect, the move to Villa wasted a season of Elliott's career even if he was adamant that it was a "learning curve" in a year where Villa won the Europa League.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
“The beauty of that is that a student almost has a one-on-one tutor,” McMahon said, explaining that AI programs can adjust instruction based on how quickly individual students are learning.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
"Instead of bonding with my newborn and settling into life with two children, I was learning how to survive a stroke," said Becki.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
But, to be honest, learning everyone’s names seemed like a waste of time when I could be learning about the nitty.gritty details of George Washington’s role as our nation’s first spymaster.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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