examine
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Maybe it’s past time to examine what we’re actually afraid of and why, rather than making assumptions about what AI can or can’t do, especially in the future.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Anthropic said it would give outside evaluators employee-like access to examine its safety practices, training processes and incidents.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
"I will therefore, even if tonight's result stands, examine whether there are any possibilities within this non-socialist parliamentary majority to find some workable government constellation," Kristersson told his supporters on election night.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The finding deepens U.S.-China tensions ahead of the Trump-Xi summit as officials examine possible Chinese help tracking American warships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Directly under us, in his backyard, he’d laid out a giant tarp and positioned a video camera so that we could play the drops back and examine them.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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A new paper in the Journal of Chemical Education now expands on those findings and examines what they could mean for the way one of chemistry's foundational concepts is taught.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
People are commonly greeted by wishing that their names be inscribed in the Book of Life—because on Rosh Hashanah God examines our past deeds and determines our individual fates for the following year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Times’ NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups and makes his predictions for Week 1 of the NFL season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
An investigating magistrate is a judge who examines evidence in complex cases before trial and makes a recommendation about whether they should proceed.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Celia examines the withered contents of her refrigerator: three carrots, half a green pepper, a handful of spongy potatoes.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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In a study published September 16 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, researchers led by Andrea Bernardi, a doctoral candidate at the Universidad Diego Portales in Chile, examined archived observations of seven young stars.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
The event comes after recent BBC Sport article examined whether women are better at endurance running than men.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
A dramatic moment for sleuths came in April 2024 when Neal, while hosting a YouTube livestream, examined the ultrasound image from Gillespie’s case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Times examined the county’s restraining order process, compiling data from hundreds of thousands of cases, and interviewing dozens of domestic abuse and harassment victims, attorneys and victim service providers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Each time, her hands were examined, judged clean, plunged into sealed boxes of dirt; and found to produce solid phosphorous granules.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Authorities are examining loans that insurance companies controlled by Walter made that ultimately helped fund his other business interests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday began examining one of its top justice's ties to a jailed banker, in an unprecedented crisis that has eclipsed the country's presidential election campaign.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
As promising as these studies appear, they were all conducted in a similar manner — by examining older medical records.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The inquiry was not tasked with examining Letby's guilt.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
“Yes, I suppose it is,” Taran said, leaning on the railing and examining it closely.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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