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examination

[ig-zam-uh-ney-shuhn] / ɪgˌzæm əˈneɪ ʃən /




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The White House announced on Monday that the president would undergo a medical and dental examination on May 26 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, near Washington.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

A Rolls Royce owned by Barrie Drewitt-Barlow was loaded on to the back of a trailer and taken away for examination on Wednesday.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

An MRI examination revealed “nothing really significant,” according to manager Dave Roberts, but the IL stint allows Glasnow to avoid rushing to be ready for his next start, with the bigger October picture in mind.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Curt Sampson’s book doesn’t look to burnish the institution: It provides a forensic examination of Augusta National’s past.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Of course, Briony was old enough to know that the moment was entirely Lola’s, but she was soon led away by sympathetic womanly hands to her bedroom to await the doctor and his examination.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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