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lesson

[les-uhn] / ˈlɛs ən /




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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

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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