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textbooks

noun

plural of textbook

as in handbooks

a book used for instruction in a subject one shelf in my bookcase is crammed full of my old college textbooks

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Recent Examples of textbooks Donors can pay for additional expenses, such as transportation and textbooks, and fund extra academic advising and mentoring. — Genevieve Shaker, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 One group was allowed to consult Claude for help; the other could only use Google and textbooks. — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026 Teachers now rely on worksheets, because there are no textbooks. — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026 Artists, activists, lawyers, and teachers, these women laid the foundation for the period we are taught about in textbooks. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 Housing, food, transportation, textbooks and childcare can determine whether a student stays enrolled. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 The costs of college textbooks and supplies have remained steady while food and student housing have increased in recent years, according to federal data. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 No matter what the textbooks might say, markets are not efficient. — Alec Litowitz, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 To this day, it is seen as the traditional world map and is used in many school textbooks and atlases. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

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The standard fix fails because handbooks rot the day they are written.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Oct. 2026
In Arkansas, private schools participating in the voucher-like program have to be accredited or working toward it, which often requires creating curriculum and school handbooks.

— Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 5 Oct. 2026

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With the exception of gambling disorder, behavioral addictions have received slim recognition in psychiatry’s diagnostic manuals—although doctors and researchers often still treat them as legitimate and potentially devastating disorders.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The team also read research studies about Georgia’s early childcare system and the state’s own policy and rule manuals.

— Justin Price, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Performed by legends Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, the silly song is a tongue-twister for kiddos, and the titular word, which means ‘extraordinarily good, wonderful’ even made its way into some real deal dictionaries.

— Stephanie Ganz Published, Parents, 18 Oct. 2026
From burritos to dictionaries, brands are already comparing a slew of foldable items to the new iPhone Duo.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

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