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examination

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




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World Liberty still has to satisfy a list of conditions and receive a final examination from the OCC before it can become operational.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Before surgery, every patient received a dental examination.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

Following a post-mortem examination, police said the bones belonged to a woman aged between 25 and 45.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

"A team of qualified doctors, including an ophthalmologist, a cardiologist and a physician, conducted a detailed examination of him and declared him medically fit," Tarar said.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

He then had me sit on the edge of the examination table, and he tapped my knees with a flat-nosed rubber hammer.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

Accreditation determines whether other states will accept a state’s solvency examinations and, in practice, places intense pressure on legislatures to enact specified model laws.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The coroner said he was waiting on a report on the full post-mortem examinations into the men's deaths, a report from the Independent Office for Police Conduct, and a police collision report.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

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

Olive was preparing to take county examinations after a stretch in the secondary school in Salinas.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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