observation
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The amount of notes redeemed and the number of shares issued depend on how the stock performs over a five-day observation period, Virgin said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
I mention the obvious class privilege behind that moment not to cover myself in sackcloth and ashes, but on the way to a different observation.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
They found that the upcoming Cerenkov Telescope Array Observatory should be capable of spotting supernovae like SN 2017egm from distances up to about 500 million light-years away with roughly 50 hours of observation time.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
"It is more just observation of what we are seeing up there."
From BBC • May 27, 2026
So Tycho worked out a table of corrections for the instrument from which he could read off the correct measurement corresponding to the incorrect reading obtained by the cross-staff for any observation he made.
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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