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[ig-zam-in] / ɪgˈzæm ɪn /




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To examine the plate beneath the OJP, the researchers studied high frequency seismic signals called Po and So waves.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Using AI to examine signatures on ballot envelopes is a relatively new frontier, according to most experts consulted by ProPublica and the FBI tech specialist.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Police told Farage it could take several weeks to examine digital devices they had seized.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The researchers used ultraviolet spectrograph data from the Hubble Space Telescope to examine the four systems in greater detail.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

She paused, holding up the necklace to examine it.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

It examines how changing sea levels and ocean oxygen conditions affected phosphate availability and atmospheric carbon dioxide over the past 60 million years.

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

As Singh tries to prevent that from happening, his efforts are transposed with Gaitonde’s story, an epic tale that examines the nature of power amid the city’s religious and economic tensions.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Our big story this morning examines the institution at the center of this trading spree: Charles Schwab.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Before the Centre Court contest, BBC Sport examines how Fery could beat Cobolli and become only the fifth British man to reach the Wimbledon last four since 1968.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

She takes it out of my hand and examines it.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

Razavi, who had previously worked as an analyst at McKinsey & Co., wrote an investment memo that examined each layer of AI, from chips to models and applications.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Investigators last year examined whether problems with the helicopter’s composite rotor blades contributed to the aircraft’s crash near New York City, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

After taking the crystal from the platform, the chimpanzees carefully examined it, rotating and tilting it to view it from different angles.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Conservator Margalida Munar, papyrologist Leah Mascia, and Ignasi-Xavier Adiego, professor in the Department of Classical, Romance and Semitic Languages, classical philologist, and director of the Oxyrhynchus project, examined the fragile document.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

I fingered striped suspenders and stiff new overalls, peeked in the pickle barrel, and examined jars of peppermint sticks and jawbreakers.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

And examining exactly what an odyssey is and can be.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Victoria Sebastian was giving evidence to the Lampard Inquiry in London, which is examining the deaths of more than 2,000 people under the care of Essex mental health services between 2000 and 2023.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Galloway says he got a glimpse of that resistance this spring when Chapman University hosted a symposium examining AI’s impact on entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

The subpoenas seek testimony from Times reporters who worked on a story examining questions surrounding the security capabilities of the aircraft, which was gifted to President Donald Trump by Qatar.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

I play back the whole terrible interaction in my head, examining the memory for clues.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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