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The team also used generalized estimating equation models to examine how cardiovascular factors were related to changes in cognition.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
In their coalition agreement for governing the city, the Social Democrats and liberals pledged to expand public toilet provision and examine whether public toilets could be made free for everyone.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
“There’s a sophisticated method to examine the strokes to examine how it was made and what kind of tools were used,” she added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Those who trust these writers’ capabilities with using comic book properties as springboards to examine thornier issues can probably deduce that “Lanterns” is employing it for a specific reason.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
She waited to examine it until she was ten blocks from the barracks.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
A comparative literature professor at Stanford University, his forthcoming book, “What Tech Calls Governing,” examines the increasingly authoritarian politics of Silicon Valley.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Our reporting examines how two of the world’s most powerful figures quietly mended one of modern politics’ most volatile partnerships—and what both stand to gain ahead of the high-stakes midterm elections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The report, due in the autumn, examines the experiences of Jewish pupils and staff in faith and secular schools and colleges in England.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
A counterfeit works only until someone examines it, and Judge Williams already has.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
She examines her hands next, bloated and twisted as driftwood, but she cannot reclaim them.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Those and other purchase obligations at the companies the Journal examined stand at a whopping $1.9 trillion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
A separate analysis examined biomarker tests collected while participants were alive.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
In earlier work, the researchers examined genetic information from thousands of people, including some who had been followed for decades.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Human bones found in the garden of a bungalow in south-east London are being examined by the Met Police.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Every day he examined the dying plants to look for new growth.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
By examining how amphibians responded to those ancient changes, researchers may also gain insight into how similar animals could respond to human caused climate change today.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Investigators are examining the incident more broadly, including technical, operational, medical and human factors, and it remains unclear what caused the aircraft to plunge.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
"We are also examining how much can be transported by road, via alternative routes."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Walter, the 66-year-old CEO of Guggenheim Partners, is in the crosshairs of a federal investigation examining the inner workings of his financial empire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Perhaps by examining the ground around Mount St. Helens, the scientists would be able to predict a big eruption and give everyone a warning.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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