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noun

ˈkōch

Definition of coach

as in trainer

a person who trains performers or athletes a coach who is highly respected by all of the baseball players

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verb

as in to guide

to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed carefully coached her through the home-buying process

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Even though the season’s still young, the Dolphins and the Chargers, who coincidentally have two former Dolphins head coaches on its offensive staff, are the NFL’s bottom-dwellers this season. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 Believe it or not, there was once an open question about whether the money to pay college athletes would come out of the pocket of their million-dollar coaches. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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The company’s chatbot model, ChatGPT, is giving dangerous medical advice, encouraging paranoia and coaching people to kill themselves or hurt or kill others, the lawsuits said. — Marc Levy, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 His older brother Matt LaFleur coaches the Green Bay Packers, Zac Taylor the Cincinnati Bengals, Kevin O’Connell the Minnesota Vikings and Liam Coen the Jacksonville Jaguars. — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coach

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Victory cigars are one of the oldest traditions in the rivalry, going back almost 70 years to an Alabama trainer named Jim Goostree, who started handing them out after wins over Tennessee.

— Austin Evans, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2026
Stefanski touted the trainers and medical workers who tended to Daniels.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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Acting was his guiding passion, but his deep love for the avant-garde helped till the ground for the city’s theatrical renaissance that the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival catalyzed.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
The findings provide a pre-mining benchmark of deep-sea microbial and viral ecosystems to guide future environmental impact assessments.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

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Atmovie Global Track prepares Japanese filmmakers to take original projects into the international co-production market through lectures and mentoring from Japanese and overseas industry figures.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
They will also be invited to mentor the next generation of women through the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation’s Leading Ladies of Entertainment Mentorship Program.

— Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2026

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