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discovery

[dih-skuhv-uh-ree] / dɪˈskʌv ə ri /




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Charles Gant, from Screen International, said Gwenllian was "a great talent discovery".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

"This discovery extends our view of neutron star mergers beyond the brief gamma-ray flash," said Yin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

For his son Nic Pillinger, the discovery meant an achievement that had been "on ice for many years" could finally take its rightful place in history.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“An accurate predictive model of biology could dramatically accelerate scientific discovery by enabling scientists to perform experiments digitally,” Biohub’s head of science Alex Rives said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Mercy on me, Beth loves Laurie!” she said, sitting down in her own room, pale with the shock of the discovery which she believed she had just made.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

"Their discoveries have been decisive for chemists who design reactions for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals," the jury said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Chemists have long wondered how that process occurs, and the two Nobel laureates' discoveries have "enabled chemists to drive chemical reactions that lead to homochirality", the jury said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

“These are powerful tools that are already enabling stunning discoveries and in the coming years your generation stands to push the boundaries of human knowledge,” said UChicago President Paul Alivisatos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Lead author Dr. Braxton Jones of the Aola Richards Sydney Insect Hub at the University of Sydney said the discoveries demonstrate how much scientists still have to learn about insect biodiversity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

He was competing with Galen, but there was not yet a community of anatomists in competition with each other, and Vesalius was not in the business of claiming priority for his discoveries.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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