scope
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In the years since, Duke and his colleagues have expanded on the initial scope of his dissertation to compile more evidence from a larger collection of samples.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The latest model fell short in terms of "staying within scope and authorisation, and how it communicates back to the user about the type of work it's done," Jain said.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The states argued the board falls within the scope of their complaint, which alleged the merger could reduce the quality and range of news available to the public.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
As a platform, all it did was "host a forum where users could post creative and ingenious content within the scope of free speech," it told the court.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
I perched next to the scope and looked and sketched and looked and sketched as best I could.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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On Friday, several groups of fans aimed their spotting scopes and binoculars at the nest from Dana Point Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, night-vision rifle scopes paired with cutting-edge thermal-imaging binoculars open the night woods to hunting in ways that were impossible just a few years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Sewer scopes allow plumbers to get a clear visual all the way down in the pipes.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
He said those delays would put Orsted in "a situation where we would need to go out and recontract all or very large scopes of the project at expectedly higher prices."
From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2023
"You could be a famed courtier. Only having to worry about dresses and gossip and landing in the scopes and papers."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Some Russians who have the money to travel have already scoped out destinations for the next few months where they can wait out a potential mobilization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Those goals, he argued, were "scoped and reasonable objectives that can be attained."
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
Giovanni Garcia pulled up to a dusty intersection in South Gate and scoped the scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2025
Among the options the department has scoped are to give a free meal to every child up to and including primary three, primary seven or to every child in primary and post-primary school.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2024
He’d scoped out a place he knew she’d love—and she did; if she could live here under one of the tables forever, she’d be perfectly content to do just that.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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He is in Norway this month scoping out locations to add to his company’s itineraries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The bicycles caught the eye of project director Giovanna Araujo as she was scoping out the basement for sites to bore holes for geotechnical testing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
The Treasury appeared to be scoping out the possibility of buying yen, which would raise the value of the Japanese currency against the U.S. dollar.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Published under the title "Microplastics and Global Warming: A Hidden Climate Threat Uncovered in a New Perspective," the study provides a scoping review of existing research.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 17, 2026
Chloe & I have been scoping apartments for fun.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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