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Origin of educative
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More significant would be the educative potential of the impact, Bothwell noted.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
We must remember that education and schooling are not the same, and that schooling must be viewed as a sphere distinctive from the educative forces at work in the larger culture.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2022
“These women mostly played supportive or facilitative roles as mothers and wives, as propagandists and recruiters. Some women have been involved in educative, administrative, logistical, social and medical positions,” the brief stated.
From Fox News ● Jun. 14, 2019
A particularly established example is the use of the 1930s Penguin book covers as a logo for all manner of goods, deliberately calling to mind Penguin’s mid-century role as a substantially educative publisher.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 8, 2016
Another merit claimed for the referendum is its educative effect upon the electorate.
From Government in the United States National, State and Local by James Wilford Garner
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