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Without this foundation of discernment and ethics, AI tools risk becoming crutches rather than enhancement tools that prepare students for responsible AI use throughout their academic and professional careers.
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Haliburton waited a few feet away, his weight supported by a crutch under each arm.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
After the surgery, recipients won’t be able to walk for several weeks as their bones heal and must use a wheelchair, crutches or other aids.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 23 June 2025
DeShields was using crutches during practice last Thursday and has not participated in any basketball activities during the Sun’s practice viewing periods.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Haliburton waited a few feet away, his weight supported by a crutch under each arm.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
After the surgery, recipients won’t be able to walk for several weeks as their bones heal and must use a wheelchair, crutches or other aids.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 23 June 2025
DeShields was using crutches during practice last Thursday and has not participated in any basketball activities during the Sun’s practice viewing periods.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
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Noun
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Special effects and prop teams go into the gory details that make up the guts of the film.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The museum also houses the Lucas Archive, containing models, props, concept art, and costumes from Lucas’s filmmaking career. Co-founded by Lucas and Mellody Hobson and to be located in LA’s Exposition Park, the museum is slated to open in 2026.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
11 July 2025
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There’s a New Spirituality in Pop Music June 7, 1987 As religion and crypto-religion were locked in mortal combat, the AIDS plague was sweeping across gay communities like a firestorm, to the complete indifference of the federal government and their Christian handmaidens.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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And what the project means by the term—turning the Department of Energy into a handmaiden of the coal, oil and natural gas industry—betrays not only the taxpayer but science itself.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Crutch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crutch. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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