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Lane Kiffin, the school’s polarizing new head coach, lived up to his reputation as a master of loopholes by recruiting players straight out of NFL training camps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Cho herself prepared by consulting the late master of the form, Frederick Wiseman, who was unabashed about the tension between documentary filmaking’s often radical politics and the privilege required to turn it into a profession.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

The White House domestic-policy advisor, Margaret Spellings—whom Karl Rove praises in the book as “the master of the short bawdy joke”—emerges as an acid-tongued score-settler.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

But alongside his digital push, the prime minister still has to master one of Westminster's weekly traditions; the political back and forth that is Prime Minister's Questions.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Our master didn’t even need to guard us, that was why he sent us out on the lake alone.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Why buy: The couple had just moved to the Seattle area from Santa Barbara, Calif., where Alyssa Kibbe had finished her masters degree in environmental science and management.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Clearly, the algorithm masters aren’t too precious about these throwaway texts; their core strategy will always be to embrace whatever seems to work best in the moment.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

And, in real time, we’re watching wannabe masters of the AI universe try to win an upper hand in controlling the new technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Indonesia should "declare the freedom of all ata people from their maramba masters," added Andreas Harsono, of Human Rights Watch Indonesia.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

“The masters of the Temple of Lkossa read and write in the traditional language of academia, Old Zamani,” he explained.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Perhaps it was just as well he never mastered Gromit the Cat.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Mr. Iyer’s left hand is more than up to the task of the low-end contrapuntal motion that Mr. Threadgill’s music demands, and Mr. Prieto long ago mastered his idea of frictionless grooves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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

But Taco Bell, led since 2023 by Chief Executive Sean Tresvant, has mastered its branding and digital appeal skillfully enough to overcome these obstacles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Lorenzetti had not mastered all the complexities of perspective construction—see how the back of Mary’s chair is higher than the front, and how the angel’s left foot is no further back than his right knee.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

It’s a sonic recipe that the two former schoolmates have been mastering since they were under lockdown from COVID.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026

“There’s a great sense of accomplishment in mastering a tangible craft,” Perry said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

It provides a little aid, a little boost and a little fuel for inspiring some to get more serious about mastering a craft.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

A new weapon appeared and those of us who had traveled to three or four bases mastering the old one were sent on to a fifth, sixth, and seventh to master the new.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles