examine

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Reviewing Simon Stone’s original production—which is being presented at the Met—our critic called the opera “devastating,” saying that it “uses all the powers of the form to examine an all-too-contemporary subject.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

She told The Times that the album’s rollout made her examine her “identity as an artist.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

In early March, Bern announced its intention to examine the acquisition of an additional long-range surface-to-air missile system, preferably manufactured in Europe, to complement the Patriot system.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Upcoming galaxy surveys, cosmic microwave background studies, and gravitational wave detectors are reaching the sensitivity needed to examine ideas that were once purely theoretical.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

In this way she hoped to gain herself a few peaceful moments to sit and examine her precious stack of birthday cards.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood