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I may or may not have rolled my eyes, expecting to see a spider—something my North London upbringing taught me to care little about—when I froze.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
The chaos and speed of the auctions mean there is no meaningful moment of decision, said Mark Leiser, an expert on deceptive design who taught digital law at Leiden University in the Netherlands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
In middle school, I took my first art class with Mr. Aguilera, who taught me the fundamentals and paved the way for me to study art at an elevated level in high school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Unlike in the Republic of Ireland, he said, Anglo-Irish history is not routinely taught to English students, creating a gap in public understanding.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
He’d taught my mother back when she was a cadet, but he’d never once compared me to her.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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