examine
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Fellow co-author Dr. Brodie Popovic said the debate also provided researchers with an opportunity to examine the astrophysics of supernova explosions more closely and reconsider the assumptions built into cosmological measurements.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
“When an encounter results in death or serious injury, we must rigorously examine whether our policies, training, tactics, supervision, and accountability systems are sufficient,” Bass said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
The Wall Street Journal’s Dasl Yoon and a former North Korean soldier examine a smartphone that was smuggled out of the world’s most reclusive nation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
It was only from the late 1980s that the country where Adolf Hitler was born began to examine its responsibility in the Holocaust.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
I set the box on the cot and stepped away so that he could examine it closer.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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BBC Sport examines whether a move to Forest can reignite the career of a young player hoping to marry progress with his undoubted potential.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Ellin Stein examines how it matches up to the real events of Bourdain’s life.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
They used Mendelian randomization, a statistical method that examines naturally occurring genetic variants connected with risk factors and stroke.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The book examines M in her antiseptic superstar’s habitat, sketching scenes of her business meetings, social outings, spa treatments and public events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
She examines the right leg first, then the left.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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Researchers examined three types of preschool environments that children attended before entering elementary school: public school pre-K, center-based daycare programs, and home-based childcare providers participating in the Early Learning Coalition.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Until now, however, relatively little evidence has examined whether high UPF intake is associated specifically with prostate cancer in men.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
None of the three are the former DUP mayor whose expenses were examined.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
In 2013, testing by Irish food-safety officials found horse DNA in more than a third of the frozen beefburger samples they examined; one Tesco burger was 29% horse.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Zheng scooped up a handful and examined them.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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Anche's team is examining the structure of extrasolar systems, while Hom is leading efforts to identify the best stars for calibrating the Coronagraph Instrument.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Every year, the BLS revises its employment estimates after examining state tax records on businesses that cover 95% of all workers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
By examining the belief in aliens, he writes, we “can help clarify some of the primary social and spiritual quandaries of our time, even—or especially—if UFOs don’t actually exist.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Police are now examining all the missing persons reports that Bu had handled, which number nearly 300.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The snow goddess stepped lightly around Jason, examining him as if he were sidewalk art.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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