examination
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His latest work, “Rasputin,” is a deeply researched examination of how Nicholas and Alexandra, faced with social unrest and the frail health of their only son, found solace in a charismatic peasant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
But if faced with the same tests today, the guardrails and people that held the line would largely be missing, an examination by ProPublica found.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
West Yorkshire Police said that, following "the examination of forensic materials", a 55-year-old man had been arrested in Bradford earlier and taken into custody.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
It’s McKellen reveling in a great role: charmingly funny but also bittersweet in the film’s examination of how fading fame can calcify one’s soul.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
He caught a train for Chicago but quickly found that he could not work as a druggist in Illinois until he passed a licensing examination in the state capital in Springfield.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing examination
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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