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examine

[ig-zam-in] / ɪgˈzæm ɪn /




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In the Paris region alone, some 200 investigators have been assigned to examine security camera footage and videos posted on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

A bomb disposal team was deployed to the village to examine a number of vehicles.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Doctors already examine patients and run comprehensive checks and tests to judge how unwell they are, and what their prognosis might be.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

That approach helped the researchers move beyond the traditional emphasis on neurons and amyloid plaques to examine the broader role of the brain's immune system.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 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

The model examines how metal ions, which are electrically charged forms of metals, may influence this protein buildup.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

I am an associate professor of government at Cornell University, where my research through the Gender and Security Sector Lab examines how police and justice institutions can become more gender-responsive and trauma-informed.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

If a project could cause significant environmental harm that can’t easily be avoided, it undergoes a more detailed environmental review that examines its potential impacts and alternatives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

It examines how Corless was faced with the silence of church and state as she embarked on a campaign for justice.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Emma examines the cards slowly, reading each one twice.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The Journal analysis also examined the weekly therapy hours of patients before and after switching to or from large private-equity-backed providers to determine whether the large providers delivered different amounts of treatment hours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

During the period examined in the Journal’s data analysis, 11 Michigan Medicaid patients getting autism therapy switched from Centria to Game Changer Therapy Services, a local provider.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The Journal examined 69 Arizona Medicaid patients who switched to Centria from other autism-therapy providers from 2019 to 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

When they examined taste bud tissue under a microscope, they found that some participants had changes in the physical arrangement of their taste cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

As she typed, Bess took the rhinestone from Nancy and examined it closely.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene

"Like everyone, we're examining social media associations, talking to witnesses, friends and colleagues," Victoria police commissioner Mike Bush told journalists.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Kim is seen examining displays, accompanied by Kim Ju Ae and his usual entourage of officials.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

In July 2025, an anonymous handwritten letter was posted to police in Harlow, weeks after a BBC podcast was broadcast examining the case.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Their first priority was examining the instrument's 18 detectors, each roughly the size of a sticky note, along with the electronics that operate them.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

In a few minutes Sadako was in an examining room where a nurse x-rayed her chest and took some of her blood.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr


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