as in dresses
to place on one's person
she donned her best gown for the ball
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Hitler, Stalin, Castro and Pol Pot were supported by students and their professors.—
Alan M. Dershowitz,
New York Daily News,
22 Dec. 2024 -
Situational ethics, rather than neutral principles, has become the norm among many professors, who are influencing today’s students.—
Alan M. Dershowitz,
New York Daily News,
22 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, immersive foodie tours, sessions with local yoga instructors and community engagement initiatives create authentic connections to Grenadian culture.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
21 Mar. 2025
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This was the program that had paid for part of my education, paid for part of the (too-small) salaries of my language instructors and graduate TAs, paid for public events that made the work of university available to people from the surrounding city, and now paid for a portion of my salary.—
Lydia Kiesling,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Teachers are facing an uphill battle with the shortage of bilingual teachers, as well as the lack of educators who know how to adapt curricula to the unique needs of ELLs.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Our kids cannot wait, our educators and staff cannot wait.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2025
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At the same time, Oasis will be on their reunion tour–Britpop is also, of course, intrinsically linked with football culture–so prepare to see fans rocking three-stripe trainers (and parkas, and mod cuts…).—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
26 Dec. 2024
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While there are plenty of no-name carbon copy trainers and NPCs scattered throughout Pokémon, the characters that are part of the story tend to be wildly varied, with no two major characters being all that alike.—
Oliver Brandt,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Dons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dons. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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