examine
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We look into the buzz and examine the science, risks and benefits behind the controversial gut-health trend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Some historians have also begun to examine the period of the American Revolution through an LGBTQ+ lens.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
It is, likewise, the fate of children to, at some level, realize true things about their parents that they would not like to examine too closely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The reviews will examine whether the hardware and software meet performance requirements and whether appropriate hazard controls are in place.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
“I’m sorry,” I whispered as he sat down at the machine to examine the other tray I had completed.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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The display will focus mostly on Mexican American cinema, but examines those films in conversation with Mexican features and other Spanish-language movies, made both in Hollywood and internationally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The study examines these thermodynamic effects in Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmological spacetimes, which are mathematical models commonly used to describe a Universe that expands uniformly on large scales.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Whether it changed the outcome isn’t knowable, but there’s a reason the press never examines the subject.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Bernstein examines how easy it is to be swept away by an environment where consequences don’t seem real.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
While I refill Brickz’s food and water bowls, Daddy crouches beside his roses and examines the petals.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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The researchers also examined dream reports collected during the COVID-19 lockdown by scientists at Sapienza University of Rome.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Researchers examined data from 354,957 UK Biobank participants who had no history of cirrhosis or liver cancer when the study began.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
A psychiatrist who examined Truelove testified that he had symptoms of bipolar disorder, including depression and hallucinations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Per the Washington Post, Davis-Mack claimed that a nurse who examined their daughter filed a report with the D.C.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Leale examined the small room with a bed, its headboard wedged into the corner.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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The mission will study Venus in much greater detail, examining everything from the planet's core to its upper atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
The prosecutor told U.N. investigators examining the allegations that he thought the aide was being influenced by outside parties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"In early 2018, we began examining what needed to be done and how to structure the company to prepare it for the next generation."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
But after examining potential purchases including Spanish sides Malaga and Getafe and French club Bordeaux, FSG did not proceed with any of the deals and is now understood to have moved away from the model.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
At the exit door to the building was a second ordeal, a line of women guards examining each prisoner again.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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