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museum

[myoo-zee-uhm] / mjuˈzi əm /


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This office, though quiet on this Thursday, does get used—it is not just “a museum of history,” as Gus Hall used to call it.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2026

To solve the mystery, she joined forces with other researchers from around the world to investigate the family history of tiger cats, using DNA from living animals and museum specimens.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Both laws were inspired in part by another legal battle over looted art between a California family and a prominent museum, which is still ongoing.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Tor runs a color museum outside of Oaxaca City, Mexico, that has become a worldwide sensation.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Perugia would soon leave the glazing firm, but he’d gotten to know the workers at the Louvre and he still visited the museum.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

The center is also part of the "Dinosaurs of the Pyrenees" project, a network of museums and interpretation centers showcasing the rich paleontological record of the Catalan Pyrenees.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Some of his civil servant friends, even those working in museums, find it "very difficult" to travel abroad and have been told they cannot directly apply for passports because of their jobs, Xiao Wang said.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Since his 2008 retirement from the FBI, he has acted as a “high-value asset security consultant” to museums, auction houses, trade shows, collectors and the like to protect and, when necessary, recover illicitly acquired objects.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The long-divided city boasts countless museums, galleries and sites reflecting its troubled history, as well as two zoos, three opera houses and multiple techno clubs known around the world.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

In this, somewhat unexpectedly, he was opposed by T. H. Huxley, who believed that museums should be primarily research institutes.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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