as in to educate
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
a master gardener taught us about the basics of organic gardening
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An English economist named Nick Bloom, who now teaches at Stanford, has spent nearly thirty years trying to answer this question.
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John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
But the past several years have taught us that seasonal fluctuations can be atypical when other complex factors — such as a pandemic, housing shortage and dramatic changes in mortgage rates — are present.
—Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025
Similar programs are under way in California, Oregon and Washington, all employing Norwegian principles taught by trainers from Amend, a public health and human rights program based at the University of California-San Francisco.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
For one student of Venezuelan heritage, moving to the U.S. without English skills taught him tremendous perseverance.
—Kristen Moon, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
But the past several years have taught us that seasonal fluctuations can be atypical when other complex factors — such as a pandemic, housing shortage and dramatic changes in mortgage rates — are present.
—Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025
Similar programs are under way in California, Oregon and Washington, all employing Norwegian principles taught by trainers from Amend, a public health and human rights program based at the University of California-San Francisco.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
For one student of Venezuelan heritage, moving to the U.S. without English skills taught him tremendous perseverance.
—Kristen Moon, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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