lesson

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The more specific lesson is that bananas may not be the best choice when the goal is to maximize flavanol intake from berries, grapes, cocoa, or other flavanol rich foods.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Metro demonstrates that an environment built for throughput can also impart a civic lesson: that public life is worth the best we can make.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Yousaf's father Syed Yousaf Hassan said the verdict handed down by the Islamabad court was "a lesson for all such criminals in society", local media reported.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

After teaching a quick lesson on Charles Mingus, she produced a bright yellow record jacket with a photograph of a bearded man with an Afro, wearing a tight yellow T-shirt and beaming confidently.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Mom tried to circle back to the lesson that seeing sharks up close was a bad idea.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn