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microscope

[mahy-kruh-skohp] / ˈmaɪ krəˌskoʊp /


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"You just feel like you're under a microscope constantly," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Across the country, state officials of both parties have been bracing for their electoral processes to come under a microscope, and their contingency planning has reached new heights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

"The AI complex remains under a microscope ahead of what may be the most important stretch of earnings season so far," said SPI Asset Management's Stephen Innes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Because plant and animal cells consist largely of water, they are relatively transparent when viewed under an ordinary light microscope.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

These connections are so fine that they cannot be seen through a conventional light microscope.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

At the same time, miniature microscopes monitored hundreds of neurons in the hippocampus, a brain region essential for learning and memory.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

They began exploring whether the same idea might improve electron microscopes, which use electrons instead of light to examine structures as small as individual proteins.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Nikon said the use of generative AI in the composition of the video broke the rules of its Small World In Motion contest, which accepts photos and video taken using powerful microscopes.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Nikon's annual Small World In Motion contest accepts photos and video taken using powerful microscopes, and has run annually for the last 15 years.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

He specialized in the medical use of microscopes and photography.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow


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