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observation

[ob-zur-vay-shuhn] / ˌɒb zɜrˈveɪ ʃən /




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One observation Lerner makes is that tech now accounts for roughly half of U.S. stock market capitalization, which begs the question: “who is the next marginal buyer?”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Responding to the observation by a participant that there was “a lot of anticipation” of such a merger, Musk called the deal “a good idea” with “a lot of merit.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The survival of this remarkable observation reflects the importance of astronomy in ancient Chinese society.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Artyom Dementiev, who they say used the nine-story apartment building where Kovtun lived as an observation point.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

“We can’t always plan for fog, but the darkest nights are moonless, right? And the next moonless night is two weeks from now. We can collect our first bit of observation data then.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Scientists previously believed that the planet's extreme conditions would make it nearly impossible for an atmosphere to survive, but new observations suggest otherwise.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

When telescope observations agree with those predictions, they strengthen confidence in current theories.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

By placing these predictions alongside observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, the Nancy Roman Space Telescope, and other instruments, scientists hope to build a more complete picture of the universe's earliest chapters.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

These earlier observations helped researchers recognize that antibodies blocking IL-10 could produce effects similar to inherited defects involving the same protein or its receptor.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

But, of course, he would like to visit Danzig to confirm the accuracy of the new observations.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin


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