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observe

[uhb-zurv] / əbˈzɜrv /






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Nearby, locals gathered to observe the team's efforts, offering drinking water to first responders.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

“The people in Lewisville, Texas have a reasonable expectation of privacy from police officers in Pampa, Texas, and yet they can observe all that data,” Little said.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Banks are generally closed on Labor Day, as Federal Reserve banks and their branches observe the holiday, and most commercial banks adhere to the Federal Reserve’s holiday schedule.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

More than two million tourists travel to the islands each year—drawn by the clear waters where they can observe marine life like turtles, manta rays and whale sharks.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

I use my camera to observe my own shell.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

More often, it simply observes the family tensions that go unsaid.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the former basketball star whose father was a jazz trombonist, observes that “Coltrane’s music is the soundtrack to the Black experience in America.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

The U.S. trade balance widened substantially in July to -$88.6 billion, due to both a decline in exports and a rise in imports, observes Veronica Clark at Citigroup.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

"You feel guilty being there - going to the beach and having a good time, while these families are in such terrible situations," observes a woman with her young daughter.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

It observes Maribel packing the two cinnamon crullers in a white paper bag, folding the top over neatly, and thanking the customer.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

She rushed to the Burbank-based network and observed her shell-shocked colleagues.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Global observed oil stocks have fallen by about 2.8 million barrels a day on average since the start of the war, according to the IEA.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

And regions home to around 900 million people lived through the hottest July ever observed, according to AFP analysis of Copernicus data.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

The metallic Ni observed after a reaction may simply form when nickel oxide is reduced by syngas at high temperatures, rather than representing the species that actually performs the catalysis.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

Nhamo observed Dr. van Heerden as he picked up dead flies with a pair of tweezers and put them into bottles.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Despite the unprecedented nature of the strike, the Ukrainian president proposed observing a ceasefire with Russia for the duration of the US envoys' trip.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

Hom also leads precursor observing programs with ground-based telescopes, work that is essential for confirming which targets should be selected for future Roman science programs.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Already, officials are observing higher tides than typical.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

But observing 25th anniversaries is something we do.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

She did not think he was quite so hardened as his wife, though growing very like her;—she spoke some of her feelings, by observing audibly to her partner,

From "Emma" by Jane Austen




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