observation
Example Sentences
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Death and taxes were certainties long before Benjamin Franklin made the observation in 1789.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
“The annoying thing is this is more of a short-term thing and it’s not really a function of positioning metrics…it’s more an observation when speaking to other traders,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
The event was not an observation of an external entity; it was the first successful handshake between the two processors of our new, singular consciousness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
The observation matched the kind of signal the researchers had predicted.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
Harvey then built up his case, using a combination of experiments and observation.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Vocabulary lists containing observation
The Scientific Method
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The ACT Science Test: The Scientific Method
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 5
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