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examine

[ig-zam-in] / ɪgˈzæm ɪn /




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Another method would be to examine how much to own by looking at risk first.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

The author looks at such characteristics in his individual profiles, but he doesn’t report any studies that examine them across many cases, possibly because they don’t lend themselves to social-scientific measurement.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Maybe it’s past time to examine what we’re actually afraid of and why, rather than making assumptions about what AI can or can’t do, especially in the future.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

These tests allowed them to examine the signaling system in greater detail and determine what happens when its molecular communication pathways are disrupted.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Ralph pulled out some of the nest to examine its delicate texture—first quality, grade-A mouse nest.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

The study examines how a particular signaling pathway within the cells' antennae, known as the primary cilium, affects heart development during embryonic development.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

People are commonly greeted by wishing that their names be inscribed in the Book of Life—because on Rosh Hashanah God examines our past deeds and determines our individual fates for the following year.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Deputy public defender Walid Kandeel has said that Burke was "entitled to a defence that takes his circumstances seriously and carefully examines the evidence".

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Dr. Kiyoko Ishiwata, a veterinarian and surgeon at the ⁠Simi Valley Non-Profit Spay and Neuter Clinic, examines a cat.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

I’m staring at the crossword puzzle while he examines the envelope.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

No time frame for the select committee hearing has been set yet, but once all the evidence has been examined, it's expected that the committee may produce a short report containing recommendations to the BBC.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

The team examined 56 japonica rice cultivars collected from across Japan, including brown, red, green, and black varieties.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

In a study published September 16 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, researchers led by Andrea Bernardi, a doctoral candidate at the Universidad Diego Portales in Chile, examined archived observations of seven young stars.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

The Times examined the county’s restraining order process, compiling data from hundreds of thousands of cases, and interviewing dozens of domestic abuse and harassment victims, attorneys and victim service providers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

On Friday morning, Maggie and Leah were examined by this new committee of five men: a general, a lawyer, a judge, a state chancellor, and a doctor.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday began examining one of its top justice's ties to a jailed banker, in an unprecedented crisis that has eclipsed the country's presidential election campaign.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

As promising as these studies appear, they were all conducted in a similar manner — by examining older medical records.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

But the inquiry has been examining whether alarm bells should have started ringing earlier, for example in June 2015 after three babies died in quick succession.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

By examining that feather, scientists say they may have uncovered an important clue to why birds became the only dinosaur lineage to survive the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous Period.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

It could make you think he was examining an X-ray of your soul or, if you were irritated with him, that he imagined he was examining one.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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