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examine

[ig-zam-in] / ɪgˈzæm ɪn /




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After several IMF visits to Senegal to examine the country's financial situation, the IMF and the government began negotiations in mid-October for a new aid programme.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Diaz used CT imaging to examine snake embryos in greater anatomical detail.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

Supervision could examine the past or look in real time.

From Salon Sep. 1, 2026

It is a question that goes to the heart of what Sonia says she is trying to examine in her memoir.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

A parade of experts arrived at the Uffizi to examine the portrait.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Touch some grass: From the archives: Ben Mathis-Lilley examines the pleasures and benefits of getting out and mowing the lawn.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

The course work can include classes that take a critical and historical approach to AI, said Todd Presner, a professor of European languages and transcultural studies who examines how Holocaust history is presented online.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

They used Mendelian randomization, a statistical method that examines naturally occurring genetic variants connected with risk factors and stroke.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Our reporting examines how two of the world’s most powerful figures quietly mended one of modern politics’ most volatile partnerships—and what both stand to gain ahead of the high-stakes midterm elections.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

He cleans the oozing blisters, examines them for infection.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

In a recent paper, economists Doug Elmendorf, Karen Dynan and Louise Sheiner examined scenarios in which AI sustainably boosted annual productivity growth by a half to a full percentage point, with differing impacts on employment.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Far fewer studies, however, have examined how several neighborhood conditions acting together may shape cardiovascular risk over many years, according to Hou.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Faloon said the defendant had been examined by a mental health nurse over the weekend but not at psychiatric level.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

The research team examined the blood for metabolic patterns associated with lifespan, focusing specifically on whether individual dogs died earlier or later.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

They staked out the doll shop, and they examined Dickinson’s bank account and safe-deposit box.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

The harder and more important step is examining the path that brought you here and making the changes necessary to move forward.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Forensic experts are now examining the weapon, which has been badly damaged by its time under water, to see if it is indeed a P06 model.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

To do that, they used quantum tomography, a technique that reconstructs a quantum system by examining many different 'slices' of its behavior.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

Every year, the BLS revises its employment estimates after examining state tax records on businesses that cover 95% of all workers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

She knelt just outside the mossy fence, examining the glass caps.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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