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archival

[ahr-kahy-vuhl] / ɑrˈkaɪ vəl /


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To examine the spiral galaxy across as much of the electromagnetic spectrum as possible, the team combined archival observations from Hubble and Webb.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

A productive historian and polemical journalist, Hobsbawm rarely used archival research, but he knew European history.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“You need to feel the perspective of the subject and to be able to dive into that perspective. Great archival material makes the viewer feel that you’re opening up a vault.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Researchers later used the archival record of yellow fever outbreaks, paired with genome analyses of modern mosquitoes, to piece together the insect’s travels.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

At the Marshall Library, her papers are held in twenty-two gray archival boxes.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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