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[ig-zam-in] / ɪgˈzæm ɪn /




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In the 1950s and ’60s, researchers developed Automated Theorem Provers that could examine long mathematical formulas to determine whether they were true under certain conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Budget: Alaniz would examine district spending, including on administration and programs with weak enrollment, to identify what works and what does not.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The H-alpha signature becomes visible only when astronomers examine the gas specifically along the direction of the jets.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Her family refused to let the health team examine her properly.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The other half is itching to go stare at myself in the bathroom mirror, examine every inch of my body for more spots.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

I am an associate professor of government at Cornell University, where my research through the Gender and Security Sector Lab examines how police and justice institutions can become more gender-responsive and trauma-informed.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

If a project could cause significant environmental harm that can’t easily be avoided, it undergoes a more detailed environmental review that examines its potential impacts and alternatives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

It examines how Corless was faced with the silence of church and state as she embarked on a campaign for justice.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

He examines 96 of the group’s “studies” and shows that its methodology assumes rather than demonstrates a connection to specific weather.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

He drums his fingers on the table while the other policeman examines Helena’s magazine cuttings on the wall beside the bed.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

The opinion of privacy advocates who have weighed in on this requirement generally boils down to: Anyone doing this should have their head examined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

There are at least five principles, reflected in guidance on trauma-informed and gender-responsive policing in the United States and internationally, against which the response to Jane Doe’s report should be examined.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Journal examined Immigration and Customs Enforcement records released under a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by the Deportation Data Project, which cover arrests through early August 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The court heard the woman reported the alleged incident several years later after Ritter's phone was examined by detectives following an "unrelated matter" that ended with no charges being brought.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Curious, she examined her fingers and wiggled her toes.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Financial advisers suggest examining workplace plans each year during open-enrollment periods in the fall to make sure favored doctors, drugs and hospitals are still covered and that costs haven’t jumped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

This would include examining courses with low enrollment and deciding whether participation can be increased or if money should be redirected to where it’s more needed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In 2020, LPL professor Ilaria Pascucci, second author of the paper and Bajaj's advisor, led a related study examining how jets and winds evolve.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Army's specialist explosive ordnance disposal team is currently examining a number of vehicles.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Now that she was breaking thousands of messages every year, and examining tens of thousands more, it was now second to none.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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