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observer

[uhb-zur-ver] / əbˈzɜr vər /


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The researchers' alternative mathematical framework introduces a center of spherical symmetry, raising questions about where an observer would need to be located for the model to agree with observations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Asked whether Turkish and US plans conflicted, a foreign observer told AFP that Ankara and Washington's positions "are, in fact, aligned".

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Kim Cooper, a close observer of downtown politics and co-owner of Esotouric tours, said that after a while, it seemed that the hotel’s owner, the Chetrit Group, “just locked the door.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

If the Catalan was a neutral observer, he would have relished a game of glorious chaos, the first half embellished by PSG before City mounted superb momentum after the break.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Inside it, she was an observer, buffered from the scrutinizing eyes of strangers.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

China's President Xi Jinping opened a key meeting of Communist Party elites in Beijing on Monday, state media said, which observers will be closely watching for clues as to the country's direction and future leadership.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

On July 17, 709 BCE, observers at the court of the Lu Duchy witnessed a total solar eclipse.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

However, Carrick does take issue with some of the claims made about his team by former professionals and casual observers.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

But observers seem eager to put an asterisk next to this single in the record books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Both obsessive observers of the natural world, Darwin and Mendel made their crucial leaps by asking variants of the same question: How does “nature” come into being?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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