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[tekst-book] / ˈtɛkstˌbʊk /


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A number of other author lawsuits against AI companies are winding their way through courts against AI companies, including from textbook writers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Gray, 82, is known for being the author of “Psychology,” a seminal college textbook first published in 1991, now in its eighth edition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

"By revisiting a long-standing textbook explanation with modern tools, our work aims to improve chemistry education and strengthen the conceptual foundations that support chemical innovation."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Apple’s CEO succession plan is a textbook case of standard corporate protocol, according to organizational experts.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

“Except Noah slammed shut his textbook and then I screamed and then everyone went crazy and then I was sent to Mr. Skerritt.”

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

Priorities: Payne wants to make community colleges “cheaper, faster, better” in part by offering students more training for specific jobs and less expensive online textbooks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The researchers' 2024 research concluded that textbooks had been describing this effect incorrectly for almost 100 years.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Viktoria Haidai surveys the mangled remains of the printing press, which should have been busy churning out textbooks ready for the new school year.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

His daughter, Katie Niederhoffer, said that until the last days of his life, she kept him stocked with books, everything from textbooks and biographies to books on trees and resilience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

“And it’s weird, Mama, cuz we don’t have all that much funding this year, and they’re cutting programs and some of the teachers are handing out copies of textbooks because we don’t have enough. Look!”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro


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