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
Like agreeing with the abuser, or even sending them approving texts.
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Brennan grilled Wolfe about his use of the Signal app to share encrypted messages with the defense and about his inability to produce communications under a court order because his texts were deleted.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
According to Church, getting slapped with his own legal papers prompted him to reach out to Swift via text.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 6 June 2025
These simple devices typically incorporate a number of LED lights into their design, helping to reveal small details or fine text better than a traditional magnifying glass.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Brennan grilled Wolfe about his use of the Signal app to share encrypted messages with the defense and about his inability to produce communications under a court order because his texts were deleted.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
According to Church, getting slapped with his own legal papers prompted him to reach out to Swift via text.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 6 June 2025
These simple devices typically incorporate a number of LED lights into their design, helping to reveal small details or fine text better than a traditional magnifying glass.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for text
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Finding Japanese investments in a handbook Buffett first unveiled investments in five Japanese trading companies on his 90th birthday in August 2020.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
26 May 2025
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His firm has placed a handbook on the front page of their website to help federal employees better align their resumes with county level positions.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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The past 12 months – with Musk marrying himself to the polarizing Trump brand and then breaking up with him – look like a textbook example of what a CEO should not do, especially a consumer-facing CEO.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Moo's hilarious response to being told off is a textbook example of this temperament.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The Joy of Cooking Everyone should have a cookbook like this, a doorstop that is almost more encyclopedia than manual.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
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Before starting a fire outdoors, make sure to review your fire pit's safety manual and extinguishing practices.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
6 June 2025
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Jacques Bailly took a razor blade to the dictionary in 1991, revolutionizing the mechanics of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
26 May 2025
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Idaho’s state statute doesn’t define what a flag is, according to Ada County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lauren Montague, who said the office was relying on the Oxford dictionary definition.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
14 May 2025
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“Text.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/text. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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