as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject the school's science curriculum suffers from a serious lack of up-to-date texts
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Recent Examples of text Registered voters were contacted via email or MMS text-to-web, and questions were asked in English. —
Linh Tat, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026 Like today’s text-to-song systems, the player piano promised polished musical output for people with little or no training. —Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026 There may be some differences between the audio and the text. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026 Cameron Winter’s solo record might be a sacred text these days, but it was largely ignored upon its release. —Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for text
Linh Tat, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026 Like today’s text-to-song systems, the player piano promised polished musical output for people with little or no training. —Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026 There may be some differences between the audio and the text. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026 Cameron Winter’s solo record might be a sacred text these days, but it was largely ignored upon its release. —Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for text
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On March 10, 2025, the company asked all employees to revisit and re-sign the employee handbook, which includes both FMLA and parental leave policies.— Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
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Air conditioning laws in Philly While Philadelphia's Partners in Good Housing handbook provides rules for landlords about providing and maintaining heating systems for tenants, there's no specific section or guidance on providing cooling systems.— Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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In 1494, Italian mathematician Luca Pacioli first took an early crack at the problem of points in his textbook, the title of which translates to Summary of Arithmetic, Geometry, Proportions and Proportionality.— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
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This was a textbook bait-and-switch on San Diego taxpayers.— Johnny Lee Dang, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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At the time, Ferrari was using Boano to help meet the demand for the 250 GT coupe, so a rolling chassis, complete with a 250 hp, 2,953 cc Colombo V-12—mated to a four-speed manual gearbox—was transported to the Turin coachbuilder.— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
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The talk was less an instruction manual than an anthropological description of the various stages of love.— Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
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The club supplies 1,000 dictionaries each year for third graders at 10 Darien schools, as well as supports leadership training for high school students, NAMI DuPage, Humanitarian Service Project food for senior citizens in Darien, recycling events and environmental grants.— Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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According to the dictionary, this word means a record of ownership.— Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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