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as in masters
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps
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as in realizes
to come to an awareness of the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely
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as in finds
to come upon after searching, study, or effort the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school
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as in memorizes
to commit to memory he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke
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Recent Examples of learns The question of who owns what the system learns has been a sticking point in similar deals across the industry. —
Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026 By repeatedly exposing the policy to variations in weight and balance, the system learns how to maintain stability before deployment in the physical robot, reports Techeblog. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026 After all, though the two are conversing on her birthday, the audience learns that Robert died a week prior. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026 Every humiliation of the health-care system starts with insurance, and within minutes of being there, Ashley learns what a deductible is. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026 The film, directed by Lauren Montgomery with Steve Ahn and William Mata, follows Avatar Aang, the world’s last Airbender, who learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. —Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 The duo learns to juggle, learn pottery, and play golf through the Stargate. —Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Over the course of the spec, the women continue to meet, all while Emily learns how to speak Spanish at home, using Duolingo. —Greta Cross, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026 Faye likes to talk and share secrets, but learns to use her words wisely after uncontrollable factors force her to change. —Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026 By repeatedly exposing the policy to variations in weight and balance, the system learns how to maintain stability before deployment in the physical robot, reports Techeblog. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026 After all, though the two are conversing on her birthday, the audience learns that Robert died a week prior. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026 Every humiliation of the health-care system starts with insurance, and within minutes of being there, Ashley learns what a deductible is. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026 The film, directed by Lauren Montgomery with Steve Ahn and William Mata, follows Avatar Aang, the world’s last Airbender, who learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. —Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 The duo learns to juggle, learn pottery, and play golf through the Stargate. —Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Over the course of the spec, the women continue to meet, all while Emily learns how to speak Spanish at home, using Duolingo. —Greta Cross, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026 Faye likes to talk and share secrets, but learns to use her words wisely after uncontrollable factors force her to change. —Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
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Levy masters one hilarious perplexed comedic reaction after another as Nicky, a closeted pastor with a zany, highly dysfunctional family.— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
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The future belongs to the developer who masters the ability to break down human expertise into reusable agent skills.— Mohith Shrivastava, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
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But in the finale, after piecing together her memories with the help of Hannah, Bailey realizes that Quinn was pushing her on a playground swing the day that Kate was killed nearby in a hit-and-run.— Max Gao, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
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Once an unnamed boy (Naru Asanuma) shows up and the Lost Man realizes that this mysterious kid is not an anomaly, Exit 8 begins to adds elements of pathos and paternal anxiety to its free-floating paranoia.— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
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Scroll for more fashion finds for as little as $6.— Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Rendered with a deep blue backdrop and whorls of soft spring colors, La femme finds Lopez staring peaceably into the middle distance, holding a bouquet of flowers.— News Desk, Artforum, 21 Apr. 2026
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But then this mofo goes and memorizes totally needless ingredients in bacon ranch chicken sandwiches.— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
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Inside his suite, Jed memorizes the code to Roper’s safe, which holds the arms trade certificate, then quietly shares the number with Pine (allowing Burr to access it from the hotel) when the whole group visits a local casino.— Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
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Laurence’s tres leches gets a lot of praise for its crumb texture.— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
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The coming months will bring more announcements and more excitement as June 2026 gets closer.— Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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But the everyday cowboy problems get intertwined with something more menacing — possibly supernatural — when Abbott discovers an ominous black void on his property.— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
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The clubs, the dad soon discovers, are able to hit golf balls farther than anyone ever has.— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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The technology locates a dysfunctional region where the electrical wave repeatedly hits.— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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When the user connects their smartphone, the app presents a 3D visualization on the phone screen that points out faults, locates problems, identifies the necessary tools to fix them, and provides step-by-step repair instructions.— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2026
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The science of reading refers to an interdisciplinary body of research that studies how kids best learn how to read and write.— Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Nuyujukian directs a lab at Stanford University that studies how the brain controls movement, including after neurological events like stroke.— Berly McCoy, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
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