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noun

plural of lesson

as in assignments

something assigned to be read or studied your lesson for tonight will be the chapter on chemical reactions

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lessons

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verb

present tense third-person singular of lesson

as in teaches

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field would tirelessly lesson the children in proper manners

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Lubelo's mother, Yandiswa, says the magic lessons have boosted her son's confidence. — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026 What these lessons mean for Taiwan The regional relevance is clear. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026 Classes range from beginner-friendly lessons, like learning how to use a machine, to teaching intermediate skills, like hemming pants or installing a zipper. — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026 The program includes a free digital curriculum, in-classroom lessons, and community workshops. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Many of these childhood trials and lessons were natural fodder for his first two albums for Big Machine, 2021’s Child of the State and 2023’s Chronicles of the Kid. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026 There are animation houses that traffic in snarky humor, pop-culture references and easy-peasy life lessons — and then there’s Laika. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026 Western companies providing drone technologies to Ukraine have also incorporated similar battlefield lessons to reduce reliance on Starlink. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026 Its goal is to promote solar energy at Minnesota schools and use it in classroom lessons. — Frankie McLister, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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Questions — and hopefully lessons Backcountry around the world are waiting for officials to release more information about what decisions Blackbird’s guides made leading into the tragedy. — Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026

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Noun

In September, Anthropic updated Claude to combine chat with Cowork and keep working on assignments after users closed their laptops.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
During his funeral last year, he was described as a selfless colleague, dedicated public servant and someone who regularly volunteered for the most dangerous assignments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026

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Kendall teaches children and teenagers to break down anxiety-provoking situations, such as finding friends to sit with in the cafeteria or asking someone for a date, into smaller steps and planning what to do if something goes wrong.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In addition to outdoor play, the research supports pairing the outdoor time with a 15-minute daily lesson of social-emotional learning that teaches students about empathy, respect and self-esteem.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of teaches

Noun

Local processing could help rovers analyze terrain, interpret sensor readings, and support decisions without sending every piece of data back to Earth.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Ned Davis Research thematic strategist Pat Tschosik notes his firm's proprietary market-breadth reading Big Mo Tape tentatively turning higher from oversold readings.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of readings

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Not long after, the school system, which educates more than 150,000 students, changed its admissions practices to eliminate an extra in-person exam.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
The organization educates veterans about underutilized resources and opportunities.

— Monique John, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of educates

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Its approval gives Class 5A and Class 6A schools the ability to move forward in Texas, a state with a wide range of enrollments, while smaller schools have more time to implement and evaluate.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Dean Fabrizio and James Teter, each hired in 2009, have been at their Class 6A schools the longest.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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