discovering
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Instead of focusing solely on discovering new materials or changing their chemistry, researchers may be able to improve performance by carefully engineering the surfaces on which those materials are grown.
From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026
"But discovering a necropolis of this scale was completely unexpected: the size of distribution, the depth and the age range were far beyond anything we had imagined," Xiaotong Peng said.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The University of Virginia began building a position in SpaceX in 2020 after looking through its managers’ holdings and discovering it had almost no SpaceX, said people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
In doing so, I had a blast discovering the scope of each person’s tastes and background – and even learned that we have a number of DJs on staff.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
He was discovering a new power in himself: he was able to stop thinking things he didn’t want to think.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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