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[ig-zam] / ɪgˈzæm /




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A routine eye exam could help the millions of Americans taking GLP-1s better understand if they are at risk for a rare form of vision loss.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Kaiser’s expert argued that the physician assistant did an appropriate exam and that his low suspicion of breast cancer was reasonable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Primetime” isn’t a film so much as it is a final exam testing what we’ve learned over the last 20 years.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

It’s final exam time for the Cavaliers, who get to show whether their unbeaten record is real against one of the City’s strongest programs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

I said, while I studied the pattern on that plate like I was memorizing it for an exam.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Opponents of ditching testing requirements argued that the exams are a key tool to uniformly predict academic success from students of divergent backgrounds, as well as schools that may issue grades differently.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Though the state’s public universities still don’t use scores from the SAT and the similar ACT exam in admissions, they do use the exams as one factor in determining course placement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Many institutions have heeded the warning and cracked down on cheating, implementing AI-detection software, blue books and oral exams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

He said schools would need to recruit specialist staff if the courses and exams were going to be "robust", and it would cost schools money to convert existing classrooms for practical learning.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

They were your ticket to university—without those exams, you could not go anywhere or do anything.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda




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