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skill

[skil] / skɪl /


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Aniston’s great skill isn’t acting; it’s knowing how to be both the everywoman and herself.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

While scientists have learned a great deal about the early stages of learning, much less has been known about what happens after a skill has been practiced extensively and becomes almost effortless.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

But she said the price has to reflect the time, skill, expense and risks with recovering dinosaurs.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

At 5-foot-9, Fery possesses a skill set perfectly suited for low-bounding grass.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

“We do not call for more magic than we have skill, because then we lose control of the outcome. We lose control of ourselves.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

“Those skills still come into play. That’s the biggest misconception.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

"When you look at the skills we've got and the talents we've got within the team, it is a team that has been playing relatively aggressive cricket," Gould said.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

It may help scientists better understand how habits form, why some behaviors are difficult to change, and how future artificial intelligence systems could become better at building new skills from previous learning.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Feed that into a public-facing tool that matches workers with jobs and appropriate training: here is where the jobs are, here is what skills are needed and here is who will pay for your retraining.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

After the recruitment drive, the next step would be to sort the volunteers by their skills.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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