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[mas-ter, mah-ster] / ˈmæs tər, ˈmɑ stər /






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Newly elected lawmaker Ana Elisa Santos, born during Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's first term, is now helping him draw up a social media master plan to nab a fourth mandate.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Though the questions persist: Is this all part of Holmes’ master plan?

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

All these tasks required master craftsmen, masons, architects and artists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

On Nov. 13, the California Science Center’s Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will open to visitors as the final phase of its 33-year-long master plan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

"Master, master, don't die," Sancho said between sobs.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

Both of these women, especially Tony winner Chenoweth, are masters of stage presence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The masters of the financial universe are just thankful that it has so far.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Then there's this, he said: AI models are getting better and better at detecting when they are being tested and might behave differently when they are actually deployed, fooling their masters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

In unpacking the new single title, Harper’s Bazaar suggested that maybe modern-day fame is the disease, and Swift the “early guinea pig” who has fought against sexism and re-created her own masters.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

“I’m sorry you gave away your bracelet,” Lady Meng said, looking in distaste at the masters of the House of Wu.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

These are skills TK students have already mastered, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

In 2002, Devon bought Texas operator Mitchell Energy, which mastered the technique of fracking shale rock to squeeze out fossil fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The young competitor from Sichuan Province has mastered more than 1,300 Rubik's Cube solving algorithms after vigorous training that involved spending two to three hours a day on the cube over the past year.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen anything like that from a press secretary, but no one has mastered the dark art of hucksterism with Leavitt’s aplomb.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

She hadn’t really mastered volume control yet—maybe she never would.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Horton said he is focused on informing fans and mastering the fundamentals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Assembly Bill 2555 dismantles and streamlines an aging system that some researchers said kept far too many students classified as English learners months or even years after mastering the language.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

AI can also still be used for mastering songs and, for example, using drum machines and auto tune.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

After mastering the accumulation phase of your wealth journey, managing the distribution phase can get increasingly tricky.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026

He was doing well and read silently, rapidly, picturing the boy in the boat mastering the tide.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia


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