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examination

[ig-zam-uh-ney-shuhn] / ɪgˌzæm əˈneɪ ʃən /




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Before surgery, every patient received a dental examination.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

Khan's sister Uzma Khan, a medical doctor, was present during Friday's examination.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

She gracefully balances between a three-pronged character study and a larger examination of the unending war.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

It couldn’t be learned what investments Walter financed with insurers’ money in the deals under examination by the government, including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

He looked up briefly and went back to his examination of her skin.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

For years to come, World Liberty will undergo routine examinations of its books, risk management and internal controls.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

"It looked like a genuine opportunity," said Vharance Goodho, who borrowed money for police clearance certificates, medical examinations and other expenses.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Post-mortem examinations are to be carried out later on the bodies of five teenage boys killed when their car being driven the wrong way down a motorway in County Kildare collided head-on with another car.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

After reviewing extensive mental health examinations of Lavie by defense experts, Judge Diego H. Edber questioned her truthfulness.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

At seventeen she took county board examinations, which covered all the arts and sciences, and at eighteen she was teaching school at Peach Tree.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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