observation
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George Santayana’s famous observation about history has been absorbed into the bloodstream of popular thought: Those who don’t learn from it are doomed to repeat it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
A plant believed to have vanished decades ago has been rediscovered in remote northern Australia, thanks to a chance observation uploaded to the citizen science platform iNaturalist.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Still, while the European Union's election observation mission noted problems in how the vote was conducted, it gave its seal of approval.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
The Americans currently under observation in the Quarantine Unit may be held for up to six weeks, per World Health Organization guidelines.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
It wasn’t the kind of wood for making an observation post in a tree, which Abby has been pestering me about.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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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