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[ig-zam-in] / ɪgˈzæm ɪn /




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They also examine the Smithsonian’s uncertain legal status, and whether the museum’s real problem is chaotic organization rather than ideology.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

He said the forthcoming inquests into the deaths of Cravitz and Daulby, the two men killed in the synagogue attack, will examine "all aspects of the attack".

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

He has convened several task forces to examine everything from what drives inflation to the impact of artificial intelligence on productivity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

I’ve thought about it when I examine the facets of my career.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

“I do, very much. But first I intend to examine these paintings.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

The display will focus mostly on Mexican American cinema, but examines those films in conversation with Mexican features and other Spanish-language movies, made both in Hollywood and internationally.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Steven's weekly column examines the ways in which AI and other deep technologies—and the money and people behind them—are reshaping business.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The study examines these thermodynamic effects in Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmological spacetimes, which are mathematical models commonly used to describe a Universe that expands uniformly on large scales.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Bernstein examines how easy it is to be swept away by an environment where consequences don’t seem real.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

He checks his hair in the rearview mirror, examines the start of a pimple on his chin, puts his hood up, and slouches in the seat, drumming his fingers on the steering wheel.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

A psychiatrist who examined Truelove testified that he had symptoms of bipolar disorder, including depression and hallucinations.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

A police chief has apologised after admitting phones were seized from the Manchester synagogue attacker months before the car and knife assault but they were not examined.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Researchers examined the perceived impacts of the heatwave on "working hours, ability to sleep and any changes to how they travelled to work," according to an LSE press release.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The research team examined information from about 1,700 adults with an average age of 53.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

He examined the progress of the match and said, “You’re good.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The Lampard Inquiry is examining the deaths of more than 2,000 mental health patients in Essex over a 24-year period.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Snacks and baked goods posted some of the largest percentage jumps, according to Theme Park IQ, another website examining park trends.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

"In early 2018, we began examining what needed to be done and how to structure the company to prepare it for the next generation."

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Rather than waiting until collagen fibers visibly thin or fragment, future researchers may be able to identify the earliest warning signs by examining how the molecules are arranged.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

It was an illuminating insight: a scientist could understand the present and the future by examining the “battered relics” of the past.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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