examine
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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
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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
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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
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"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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