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Dorothea Bate, who died in 1951 aged 72, "transformed our understanding of prehistoric animals and ancient environments" through her research, Historic England said.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Even if Phase 3 fails, Zhavoronkov says the research has still created something valuable: a template for how to discover anti-aging therapeutics more quickly and efficiently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
As it chases commercial approval, Dognosis -- backed by venture-capital firms including Accel India -- is collaborating with government medical institutions for its research.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Vincent based the challenge on research showing the lowest income families are feeding themselves on £25 a week per person, which works out at about £3 a day.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“Think, children! Surely there was something in your research about peaceful communication between ostriches. Oh, if only we had some of the admiral’s Savory Pickled Ostrich Treats as an offering of friendship!”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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Lucy Qin, a postdoc at Georgetown University who researches privacy, pushed back against this framing: “Shorter-term fixes can band-aid the immediate problem but do not address a long-term pattern,” she said.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Jack Birch, who researches public health and obesity at Newcastle University, says there is growing academic interest in how men and women approach using weight-loss drugs differently.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Mia village emerged in 1966 after the first blind fortune-teller settled there, according to the Seongbuk Cultural Centre, which researches the district's history.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Most board governance experts will all agree that that is not a great setup,” said Geoff Green, the CEO of CalNonprofits, an organization that researches and advocates for nonprofits in the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
He insists that knowledge comes not from books only, but from the study of things; yet the simple truth is that the ocean of books is as important to his researches as are the oceans.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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The source music, meticulously researched by Hitchcock’s team, is equally memorable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The trial was a snapshot of community attitudes in 1943, some of which shocked O’Brien as she researched her book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
As he researched, Barton said he was shocked to find that the majority of the founders were deeply devout, rather than the religion-shunning men he had learned about.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The agent even sent people direct messages masquerading as the real people it had researched.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
That night, my mom and I researched Cancellation of Removal.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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A University of Mary Washington professor researching data centers in Virginia found that 25 of the 31 data center projects in the state made use of NDAs.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
"You could just spend 30 seconds researching and find plenty of sources to debunk these conspiracies, but that's not how people use the internet anymore."
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
I was in my home office, researching a story about the golden era of Mexican music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Plus, I didn’t waste hours researching and booking a la carte accommodations myself, where I could easily lose track of the trip’s total price tag.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Their parents, understanding the importance of a bachelor’s degree, spent hours reading to them, researching school districts, and making it clear to them that they simply must graduate from college.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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