observation
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Year: 2020 Compiled by: Ryan Vogt Of note: Written in observation of the NES’s 35th birthday.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026
"More than 90 percent of contacts have completed medical observation," it added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Since her infection, contacts of the woman have been put under medical observation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Russian media reported last week that nearly 200 people known to have had contact with the dead woman were under medical observation as a precaution.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 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
Together, these observations suggest that experiences early in life can substantially influence how efficiently animals move as adults.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
These observations are particularly important because the Arctic is warming much faster than the global average.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Together, the two organizations make Sentinel-3 observations available to Copernicus services and users around the world.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Researchers compared these observations with the Copernicus Marine Service's multimission sea-level anomaly data, which combine measurements from multiple satellites.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
In the summer of that year, Halley visited Flamsteed in London, and he assisted him with observations, including two lunar eclipses on 27 June and 21 December.
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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