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research

[ri-surch, ree-surch] / rɪˈsɜrtʃ, ˈri sɜrtʃ /




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It conducts the initial research about the organization being targeted, discovers email accounts belonging to executives, then builds a phishing attack to steal their email login credentials, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“I’m doing research and my research has national interest benefits. You expect support from the government. Unfortunately they don’t differentiate. They don’t care about your resume.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Johnson’s recently published research found that the increased pressure on the energy grid from new data centers will have extreme effects on both energy costs and carbon emissions in the next four years.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

The research, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, followed participants for up to 30 years.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Even though I wasn’t exactly sure yet what a research mathematician was, I loved math and wanted to become one.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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