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examination

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




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The Justice Department probe included an examination of whether large producers had conspired to raise prices or hold back supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But if faced with the same tests today, the guardrails and people that held the line would largely be missing, an examination by ProPublica found.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

A post-mortem examination proved "inconclusive," but pathologists said the injuries on his body were "too minor" to have resulted in his death.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

It’s McKellen reveling in a great role: charmingly funny but also bittersweet in the film’s examination of how fading fame can calcify one’s soul.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

My papers were valid to all examination, and I was politely waved on after minimal delay, and politely advised how far it was to the next Transient-House if I wanted to eat or sleep.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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