observe
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This made it possible to observe the underlying interaction between the structured light and the molecular shape more directly.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
"They get to observe, they get to have all of these gorgeous opportunities to engage with one another and they get to test their ideas on their own terms," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Practice meditation, even if it’s just going for a walk without music to observe breath and step.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
"We want a region which is peaceful, stable and prosperous. We want a region where countries, all powers, including great powers, observe international law and, in particular, the law of the sea," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
But as the powder settled, Duane could observe the outline of a creature.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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“If Trump’s public pronouncements are his own personal property, he can sell information about them or do whatever he likes with them,” observes business law expert Ann Lipton of the University of Colorado.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
"I got what I wanted and it doesn't sit right," she observes, describing parties full of "big shots and barbies" whose empty talk makes her "ears bleed".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
To put the expected earnings growth in perspective, that would usually be associated with a profit increase seen as an economy recovering from recession, Evercore observes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Wealth, Mr. Moore observes, is generally built, not found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
“That’s another thing that makes Truman Drama different,” Robby observes.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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The device was primarily designed to investigate fundamental physics and demonstrate a behavior that had never previously been observed.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Jonna Robertson, a trip advisor at New York-based Fora Travel, said she had observed the phenomenon in the United States, which has also seen its share of sweltering weather.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Orson Welles observed that the duo’s combustible zaniness was so hilarious that it made you wet your pants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Ben Eardley, project manager for Somerset Coast and Countryside, said: "It's rare to see this wetland species in the UK and so exciting that we have observed one on our estate cameras."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“You’re painting that iceberg,” Duane observed out loud.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Psyche's multispectral imager began returning views of Mars in early May and continued observing the planet throughout the flyby.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
April Walker, a San Diego resident, was observing federal immigration agents in a Target Parking lot in April when she said they boxed her in and pointed a camera at her face and license plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
William Salt - an intern analyst - was discovered observing a Middlesbrough training session, and the saga known as Spygate began.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said consumers have been "very resilient," with the company observing no shifts in vehicle preference due to higher gasoline prices resulting from the US-Iran war.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
We might want to say that these virtues and this limit can be summed up in the word ‘objectivity’; but objectivity is a nineteenth-century concept and implies new ways of observing nature and recording information.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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