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The students, at least, appear to have learned one useful lesson from them: Always check the source — even when the adults hand it to you.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
With the movie aficionados apparently learning their lesson after two quarters, Fair Lawn rallied for a 13-12 win – one of the cutters scored two touchdowns and the extra point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
"I apparently don't do things by halves. Collapsed lung, chest drain and a very expensive lesson in rotation."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The CEO once took a lesson with Gould along with other tech leaders, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
If Penelope had been paying full attention, she might have pointed this out to the children and made a fine lesson from it.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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Here are four of those dropouts with a few lessons they shared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
He adds, "Moreover, sooner or later, there may be another coronavirus pandemic, which means we need to learn all the lessons we can from COVID-19 to be better prepared."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday his government would provide free online coaching lessons for competitive exams, weeks after massive youth-led protests forced the education minister to resign.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Ramsay-Peaty has been working on his dive with coach Lisa Bates since June and said the past few weeks have been "one of those lessons".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“And I wouldn’t have gone back to my lessons with her without you guys. I’ll owe the gang for that for a long time.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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