observation
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“Banks may call it an agentic bank run. Customers might call it checking the interest rate,” said one user on X, in response to Slok’s observation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Weather radar, lightning location systems, aircraft and marine observation, hydrological monitoring and other vital systems all rely on these frequency bands to collect and exchange data.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Specialists were able to identify Nancy's condition, which is caused by parts of the skull fusing together before birth, merely by visual observation and she was then offered reconstructive surgery on the NHS.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
However, challenging disconnected eating can start with small acts of observation.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
One night early in May Nat got a good lunar observation and worked out their longitude.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
“Once we build the constellation out, the four-plus satellites, we’ll be able to make multiple observations a day of the same area,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Each approach helped confirm and expand on observations made with the others.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
“This means we can make observations at more locations and more frequently at existing locations,” Lindsay Buckley, spokesperson for the California Air Resources Board, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
More than 1000 citizen science observations have been submitted through iNaturalist and the Atlas of Living Australia, and the insects have also been studied scientifically for decades.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
She’s got a flashlight and a notebook, so we can make our observations.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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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