examine
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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
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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
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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
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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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