examine
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By combining these observations, astronomers could examine the objects' colors, estimate their sizes, and determine how they orbit the Sun.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
It’s the possibility of a transaction in which one side can examine the other in exquisite detail, while the other can barely see the rules.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
"We will examine them thoroughly and get to the very bottom of the matter in order to establish the full truth," he continued.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Richard Rubin and David Luhnow examine how Washington stopped worrying about debt—and what it could cost us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
I stayed my step, almost my breath, and stood to watch him—to examine him, myself unseen, and alas! to him invisible.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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An upcoming exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, previewed by AFP, examines the ambiguity.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
MarketWatch’s William Gavin examines what it would actually take to put up a challenge to America’s wireless giants.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
At the Old Dutch Church Burying Ground, which adjoins the larger Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Mr. Ocker examines gravestones that may have inspired Irving’s character names—Katrina Van Tassel is one of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The second half of “You Can See Everything” examines the conjugal nature of denial and doubt as Seyfried and Fielder begin to worry that Evans is exploiting the now-incarcerated Holmes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
She takes it out of my hand and examines it.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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For one, management teams can overpay for businesses when they’re using their stock as currency, said Gu, whose research has examined the history of these transactions.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Among the cancers examined were those affecting the esophagus, mouth, and breast.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
The study, which examined eight models, also found that chatbots answered questions about voting logistics incorrectly more often than questions about candidates.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Researchers with UCLA’s Voting Rights Project examined a list of 20,930 people identified by federal officials as potentially ineligible voters.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
They’d all been prodded and tested, examined inside and out, and given fiendishly difficult tasks such as solving math problems while wearing headphones through which a friendly voice whispered incorrect answers.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Across the Middle East, the Journal found nearly 200 more damaged structures at installations with a U.S. military presence by examining tens of thousands of low-resolution images from the European Space Agency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Police sources told BBC Tamil that they were examining the possibility of collusion between some prison officials and the escaped men.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Researchers reached their conclusions by examining ice cores collected from the Guliya Plateau in 1992 and 2015.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
To gain a more complete picture, McPartland and his colleagues conducted a study involving approximately 400 autistic children, examining electrical signals recorded across the scalp.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Andre walks into the kitchen while I’m examining my handiwork.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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