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[ig-zam] / ɪgˈzæm /




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Despite those recommendations, the researchers say blood pressure is frequently checked while patients sit on an exam table with little or no support for their arms.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Kaiser’s expert argued that the physician assistant did an appropriate exam and that his low suspicion of breast cancer was reasonable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

A routine eye exam could help the millions of Americans taking GLP-1s better understand if they are at risk for a rare form of vision loss.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Primetime” isn’t a film so much as it is a final exam testing what we’ve learned over the last 20 years.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

I was dreaming that it was the day of the math exam, and I was late, sprinting down hallway after hallway but never finding the right room.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

In other words, are they actually taking notes and exams in a college classroom like the rest of us had to do?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Key exams were postponed and students were allowed to go home.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Though the state’s public universities still don’t use scores from the SAT and the similar ACT exam in admissions, they do use the exams as one factor in determining course placement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

A 2026 Public Policy Institute of California survey found that districts used 24 different assessments, along with other exams and report cards, to satisfy the basic-skills requirement among fifth-graders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Barack and I went in for exams, and when we later sat down with the doctor, he told us there was no discernible issue with either of us.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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